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CONTRIBUTIONS 
TO THE ETHNOLOGY OF THE 
KWAKIUTL 


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Printed by Kartographisches Institut, Vienna (Austria) 


COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY CONTRIBUTIONS TO 
ANTHROPOLOGY 


Edited by Franz Boas 


VOLUME Iil 


CONTRIBUTIONS 
nOmliE ETHNOLOGY OF THE 
KWAKIUTL 


BY 


FRANZ BOAS 





NEW YORK 
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS 


1925 


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CONTENTS. 

eRe Cl IOS ne re Picin, Wika wind ho Sed Fu hia enh eie Cada was cms} V 
RMN See CCS) Pee oie Poe are os ud ot ReRare A iue nal bi Ka gles 2 
Peer rOuGrLY Ord InNeritance.. sli. ccc doe stn bvee wares 56 
eee truer Lally IOC DEL cde. s eee ee cone cue des teense 56 
(Se deh ey wall eS Wee aie PRS en en ge ae oe eae 58 

pp DUCCESSION .... 0... cece eee cece eter eee nee cere eee een eens 64 
% erty Pe TT PS LOC eas Oh sory sheer. Ada sine WA beet, AS 70 
Bee eM ACUUISILION OF NOIMES flict. Sent vess oleae dae tte es 112 
Sere the name of the newborn child.........:...5....+: 412 
[mune Name O1the ten moons old child .........:... 114 

o. T4ASts! save aeWseieny otsY dork halle op ael: 62 gate en een hy mane mr eae 1418 
ea TACTIC ELS OTI ies ohn hic os py ale sgh ak um teta.’ wince sateen 120 

Ey eye stele Whaley a) She 5 ee ae OSes Rea ee 122 

Sam TCL OTN ate eter Can bon ce nisin te « NCW A Vas ee Oke eee 132 

fo oiving the winter dance to ‘his own tribe........ 134 
MS eGiving away to his own tribe..iiscsc...scsneews ees 134 
3 on lhe giving away of property to the tribes ....... 142 
J EE ETL CCR ere ct code Ere ee eid cine LE VERE Oe coe bake gw Fore 236 
ma Ree UIT CRASS. Of A COPD ET oi ts cues caw si veneer esscreens 282 
pao Continuation of the marriage ceremonies........ 288 
gAB Diet Vee eaCtiel 6 SiSter Ae 5he ease sone eae 294 
Berea 110i, Of 2 NOUSE ao sias one Fleet She as woes ote te 310 

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INTRODUCTION. 


The following Kwakiutl texts deal with dreams and 
with information relating to the social organization of the 
tribe. Since the expense of composition has risen enormously 
during the last few years, the publication of this material 
has been possible only by the employment of a photostatic 
process. 

The material was obtained from Mr. George Hunt of 
Fort Rupert, British Columbia, a half-blood Indian who 
speaks Kwakiutl as his native language, and whom I have 
trained in phonetic writing. The material, therefore, contin- 
ues the series of texts in the publication “Kwakiutl Ethnol- 
ogy” (Thirty-Fifth Annual Report of the Bureau of Americ- 
an Ethnology) which was collected in the same manner. 

As stated in the report referred to the phonetie ren- 
dering of Kwakiutl by Mr. Hunt is not absolutely reliable. 
He is particularly uncertain in regard to the character of 
vowels, and when words are unknown to me I cannot 
decide whether u or wa, E or a are meant. On the whole, 
howewer, I believe the number of words of this kind is 
nov very great 

I do not give a vocabulary accompanying the present 
texts because a fairly full vocabulary has been published in 
the Thirty-fifth Annual Report of the Bureau of American 
Ethnology, and the additions to the vocabulary are not very 
numerous. 

The following list contains previous publications on 
Kwakiutl ethnology in text: 

1. The Social Organization and the Secret Societies of the 
Kwakiutl Indians. Report of the U. S. National Museum 
for 1898, pp. 311-738. Washington, Government Printing 
Press, 1897. (The songs contained in this publication 
were reprinted in revised form in No. 2 in this list.) 

2. Kwakiutl Texts. Publications of the Jesup North Pacific 
Expedition, Vol. III, pp. 1-832. Leiden, E. J. Brill, 1902-1905. 

3. Kwakiutl Texts-Second Series. Publications of the Je- 
sup North Pacific Expedition, Vol. KX, pp. 1-269. Leiden, 
E.:d. Brill, 1906; 

4. Ethnology of the Kwakiutl. 85th Annual Report of the 
Bureau of American Ethnology. Parts I and II, pp. 41- 
1437, Washington, Government Printing Office. 1921. 

5. The Rival Chiefs, a Kwakiutl Story, by George Hunt. 
Boas Anniversary Volume, pp. 108-186. New-York, 
G. E. Stechert and Co., 1906. | 


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Kwakiutl Tales. Columbia University Contributions to 
Anthropology, Vol. II, pp. 1-495. New-York, Columbia 
University Press. 1910. 
Kwakiutl, An Illustrative Sketch in the Handbook of 
American Languages, Part 1. pp. 423-857. Bulletin 40 of 
the Bureau of American Ethnology. Washington, Govern- 
ment Printing :-Office, 1911. 
A Revised List of Kwakiutl Suffixes. International Jour- 
nal of American Linguisties, Vol. III, pp. 117-131. New- 
York, Columbia University, 1924. 

The following alphabet has been used: 


oO) 
(oy 


’ ’ 


f > 
é 


“ 


% O> 


od eel 
Ol 


0) 
co © 3) 


O1 Oo 
cig 


? > > 


“ 


obscure e, as in flower. 
are probably the same sound, intermediate between 
the continental values of i and e. 


f ‘ag halS oh Gh 

é e in fell. 

a has its continental value. 

ro) German o in voll. 

fe) are probably the same sound, intermediate between 
the continental values of o and u. 

e a somewhat doubtful sound, varying greatly in its 
pronunciation among different individuals between é 
and éi. 

a German 4 in Bar. 

a aw in law. 

- indicates that the preceding consonant is pronounced 
with u position of the mouth. 

Sonans. Surd. Fortis. Spirans. Nasal. 

Velar g aq q! me 

Palatal g(w) k(w) kKI(w) x(w) 

Anterior palatal of k- k'! x 

! n 

Alveolar (az) ( Po ( as 1) F 

Labial b p p! m 

Lateral L L LI Xx } 

Glottal Stop ms 


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DREAMS 


1. M6éxés WEgwatnakila. 

Laeng’ék- do6qwaxen kiwitaé&yaxa metsa Lofeng-éda xumdé . 

Wa, ldengeen hé g*fl déqwase€ win xwaxumt!ayo. Wa, laeng-en d6- 
x€wacelagéxs qekttsasd. Wa, laengeen doxtwatelaxa dzatwin Axts!- 
Sq. WA, latmen tstex- fda. | 

2. Mexés Tsex€widé. 

M6xcelék* g°axfengee L6Elalaso&sa Sx°feng*a begwanema qar- 
ng* enuex¥ 1a handctiaengse Leew6 laeng-exwa avtéx. Wa, laeng-a- 
Emésen lageéq. Wa, ke 16sfeng:aemésenuexy ategilaxs larng:aé 
doxtwatelaxa géwas. Laeng*6é wax hant°ideq. Wa, laeng*é yim- 
x€{d6 hdntemx-d&. Wa, la&men tstexeeida laxéq. 

3. Méxés K!wak! wabalasemé. 

Laeng*ék* tewixeaxa me1x_6 laeng’ex Dzawadé,. Wa, laeng:- 
en dox€watelaxa ma£x6 melx.d. Wa, laeng-en Hantetdeq. Wa, 
laengeen wila qlapaq. Wa, laengeen yimrfideg qen Ax&léx yt- 
xUsematyas gen g°igeaalédaléxa yixusematyé, Wa, laeng*en wite- 
laxa qafyala laeng-exen Snalatyé. Wa, laengeen doxtwideg. 
Latng*en doxtwatelaeng*exa ma&ré g-f&la Loma nexwara g°axfeng:- 
en. Wa, laeng*en hézomala dax:&idxen denw6selaeng*aé gen hSxXET- 
déxa €nem6. Wa, lacngea&mée XYefla. Wa, laengeen haénreidxa ©ne- 
méx-dis., Wa, lax.é&mé odzeg-aatelé haniaf®yas. Wa, g°axtengeat- 


mé dax:€id g-ax€eng-en. Wa, la&men ts!ex-efd laxéq. 


DREAMS 


1. Dream of We gwa&nakila. 
I went to look after my mink and otter traps. Then the otter 
trap was looked after by me first. Then I saw that it had fallen. 


Then I saw that a silver salmon was in it. Then I awoke. 


2. Dream of Tsextwid. . 
I dreamed that I was asked by a handsome man to go hunting 
with him in the woods. I followed him and we had not gone far 
into the woods when I saw a deer, I was about to shoot it when 


my gun burst. Then I awoke. 


3. Dream of Kiwakiwabalasemé. 

I dreamed I was going mountain goat hunting in Knight In- 
let. Then I saw two mountain goats. Then I shot them. I 
hit both and I butchered them. I took out the kidney fat and 
put the kidney fat down on the rock, Then I heard the noise of 
walking up the river from me. Then I looked there and then I 
saw two grizzlybears quite near to me. Then I just had time to 
take up my gun and I hit the one. Then it was dead. Then [I 
shot the other one. Unfortunately my shot missed it. Then it 
took hold of me. After that I awoke. 


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4, Méxés Omx- Idd. 

Laeng*6g*a laxaxa x*Iigqayalacng*’a& ladlaaeng*e laxa Awik: !é- 
nox¥, Wa, laeng-en lag*aa 14x G-fpla. Wa, laeng-en ts!&sdtsa 
kak agedzewayo. Wa, hoes idaenaaemeen laengee k*6_a. Wa, 
laeng*S qlédzAlaeng-en k-Stemaxa mex6k-6. WA, laeng: a€mé 8k-en 
nfigafyasen laeng*aénatyé héx-fidaem qleydtaxa mexék*Cenga. Wa, 
laceng*en 6t!6da ts!ex€stendaeng:exen ke6temé. Wa, g°fl&eng-at- 
mesé wiflatstarng-a Jarngen Axaasé fem kusx-alaeng:éda me xék-é 
laeng*e ladzOdxen k*é.temé. WA, laengeen kitils€idxa mexék-é la- 
engeexen k*6temé. Wa, ke f6és€engeatmesen ne goyodex fwasgemasfen- 
g’asen k*6temaxs laengsaasa gwefyim lddzedeq. wa, laeng-é ma- 
x-€idéda gwefyfimteng’a. Wa, laengten k-!és hézxSmalaeng*e tsle- 
x€stendxa Apsex:sfadsa k*S.em g*axteng’e exec id laeng*exen k*6é- 
Latssé bata. Wa, laengsatmé qepiaratya bate. WA, laeng-a€ma 
gwetyim Cwlelaeng-e ndx€ wit todxa ke6temé, Wa, la&men tstex* tid 
1axéq. 

5. Méxés Liat lexewédzemga. 

Méxelég-asa qiénemfeng-& dzaxtin lacng-ex Dzawadé. Wa, la- 
eng*anu&x¥ xdtaga xOdayoeng’a laq wiflaqeng:adzanutxu gég: tttst- 
la xdtaxs lacng*aé qotianu€x¥ xddatsiad xwakiindxa dzaxiin. Laen- 
g°enu€x4 na&enakwa. Wa, g°flfeng-atmésenutxt lag-aa laeng*exenu- 
Exh k- {ax-€idxa dzaxtin qacng‘enuex¥ Kk lageaclselaq. WA, laeng:- 
atmé gotiéda tnemsgems €lapies. Wa, laengse€mé x-fs€elsa dzaxiin 
laxéqxa Axts!4eng’S laxa €lapiestengsda. Wa, la&men tslex- ida. 

6. Mexés Gwagwadaxela. 

Wa, lacng*en hadmsaxa qiSnema qlendzek¥ laeng*exwa ac!dx Lee— 
wa qlénemfengsa gwadema, Wa, laeng-en qfeyoLa. Wa, g-axfeng-en 
hé€laxa mOkwa bébegwanem qa g*axfeng’S S6x.Oitialaq. WA, laeng*a- 
Emen kiwélats lacng-exwa mosgemakwé Kwageuta. WA, laengeen 6té- 
da hamsaxa qlemdzek¥, Wa, laengeen ytlkwa. Wa, la&men tslex-fid 


laxéq. 


4. Dream of Omx-fId, 

I dreamed that I went aboard a steamer and I went to Rivers 
Inlet. Then I arrived at G-fpla. Then I was given a drift net. 
Immediately I went fishing. Oh, there were many sockeye salmon 
in my net. Then my heart was glad because I had at once caught 
many sockeye salmon. Then I threw my net back into the water. 
Then as soon as it was in the water I dreamed that the sockeye 
salmon were splashing and they went into my net. Then I took the 
salmon out of my net. I had not reached the middle of the extent 
of my net when a whale went into it. Then the whale swam away. 
I had no time to throw into the water the other half of the net 
which was in my boat that’ contained the net. Then the boat cap- 
sized and the whale pulled out the whole net. I awoke after this. 


5S. Dream of tiatlezewSdzemga. 

I dreamed that there were many olachen in Knight Inlet. We 
caught them in bag nets. We had not been fishing with bag nets 
for a long time before the canoe containing the bag net was full 
of olachen. Then we went home. As soon as we arrived we carried 
up the olachen and put them on the ground. Then the bole in the 
ground was full. Then the olachen which had been in the hole dis- 


appeared. Then I awoke ;+ 


6. Dream of Gwagwadaxela. 

I dreamed I went to pick many salmon berries in the woods 
and also many inabenrio as I obtained many. Then I asked four 
men to help me carrying them out of the woods. That was the time 
when I gave a feast to the four Kwag- ut tribes. Then I went a- 
gain to pick salmon berries and I hurt myself. After that I awoke. 





Imis dream signifies that there were many olachen in the 


river but that the water was so high that the fisherman could not 
use their bag nets. 


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7. A€6keacengee méxés Haétaflas. 

Méxelé g°ax gandtasa &x*sokwa tsiedaqfeng’e g°-ax Lé€lalacng’e 
g°axen qaeng*aenuf&x¥ 16 hdémsaxa gwademengsd. Wa, laeng:a&mésenu&xu 
laeng*exox a.!axs Tsaxis. A laeng*eg*anu€x4 doxewatelaeng-exa qté- 
nemEeng’a gwadem Lofeng’éda &feng-atma la getgetiesa EnoxUme sasés 
AwaxaxLalasteng*axa &noxwa. wa, la@eng* a€mésenu&xu ke $f2ztslo6ts la- 
eEng*exenu€x¥ hadmeyats:é laclxdengsa. Wa axfengeafwisé qdatitiaen- 
geanuex4 hdmeyatsié laclxdeng-a. Wa, latmen tstex-€id 1axéq. 

Wi, laem q!alé Haétatlasaxs lag-aé.é g!uflaz 1axa gwat Senxé 
1axéq. 

8. Mexés Waridé. 

Méxelék* la hdmsaxa gek: !aaléeng*a laxwa avc!éx LOfeng* ox Ma- 
witsax. W&, laengeafmésenu€x¥ arolselaeng*a lagea dox€wacelaen- 
g°exa sétem, WA, laengeanu€x¥ k-fzxfits, Wa, la&men tstex- ida. 

 9.Méxés Llaxemégeiflaky, 

Méxcleg*acng*e hdmsaxa glénemfeng’a nek!tita laeng*ex G*idx. 
Wa, laeng*en déqtilaxa qlénemfeng*a& hd€non xwélawa laeng’ex was 
G°idx. Wa, laengeen kwéxasen sek* faganoeng’a laxa hd€none. Wa, 
laeng*enq.eyorxa nek!axé. Wa, geaxfengeafmen ndtnakwa. Wa, len 
wégeaa laxen g*Okwaxg*fn lak: tstex-§Ida. ; é 

10. Méxés Lfatlaztawidzemga. 

M6xelék* laeng*e dzékeaxa g*aweqianemfengea laceng*exwa cLlema- 
is€eng*éx, WA, laengeen dzék-a, Wa, k- !és€eng-atmésen gégflés | 
dzék*afteng*-a laasen k- !flakwé Axfarelaeng-e laxa telqwa. Wa, g°a- 
xfeng*6 néxeidéda Swalasteng’S teqiwaxa dzemsgemlisé. Wa, la€men 
tatex:€fda gaxg*in 4lék- k-fxeidés. | 

ll. Mé@xés Qaselas 

Méxelék- laeng*a Laxtwiitia laeng-ex Qlemsexca. Wa, laengeen 
dzéx*€ida.Wi laeng’é q!lénema g*awéq!anemfeng*&en dzég*anemeng’a. 
Wa, laengeafmésen gwax dzék-a, Laeng*en wax’ laxsd 4x€édxen dzé- 


g°ats!é lexatya hdnxsfeng*e laxa Lawats sé xwaxwagum, Wa, laeng*a- 


7. Good dream of Haéta®las. 

I dreamed last night of a pretty woman who came to call me to 
pick cranberries. We went inland. Then we saw many cranberries 
and blueberry bushes which were hanging down with many blueberries 
hanging from the points (of the branches) and so we shook them in- 
to our berry picking baskets. Then our berry picking baskets were 
full. I awoke after that. 

Then Haétatlas knew that she was going to keep alive until 


the season of cranberry picking. 


8. Dream of Watid. 

I dreamed I was going to pick dogwood berries inland, together 
with Mawitsa. Then we went inland and I saw a snake. Then we were 
afraid of it and [I awoke. 

9. Dream of Lfatemég-iflaku, 

I dreamed that I went to pick many salal berries at G°i6x. 
Then I saw many hump-backed salmon spawning in the river of G*1idx. 
Then I struck the salmon with my cane. Then I got many salal ber- 
ries. Then I went home. Before I arrived at home I woke up. 

10. Dream of tla. latawidzemga. 

I dreamed that I was going to dig clams on the beach here. 

Then I was digging. I had not been digging long before my digging 
stick struck something soft. Then there came out and showed itself 
a large squid which had buried itself on the beach. Then I awoke be- 
cause I was very much afraid of it. 

ll. Dream of Qaselas. 

I dreamed I was going seawards to Shell Island. Then I was 
digging. I had obtained many clams by digging. Then I stopped dig- 
ging. Then I intended to go to my canoe to get the clam basket, 


lmis dream signifies that the woman who dreams will live until 
the salal berries are rive but that she will be sick before that time. 


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men doxwaLelarng*’exen Lawatsié xwaxwagumxs 1laé tslagAla lax gwa- 

Enftyas Q!emsexta. Wa, laengeatmé g°-txA . Wa, hé€mésen witetem 

lelaxsefyasteng’é. Wa, héemas laeetfasen Li wine mdx gwex°tid g-a- 

xen, Wa, laf&men tstexefida. Ala hasela tekiitaxcn mek!aba&tyaqen. 
12. Cydkeaengee méxés Legiflas. 

Qiénemfeng*’aéda wasilaxa aenté wanafyaeng-a méxéx lax-dis 
Elaq &nax*€idex gadlax-dé. Wa, laeng’é qf@nema aent&eng*dsems 
g’Okuldta Kwaguré €nék-é Legi€lasaxs laé mA%méxtsia qaen. 

Wi, héem gwe€ydsa g°alé bakium g°4x tslek- tateléda hayaxic- 
lagasaxs €yax*se€maéda tstexqidlemta g*axt. qaéda acntaxs hé&maé 
tstexeq!dlemé yixs méxayas lag-izas ke !éts!énox¥ entlata ts!ex-- 
qiaixa aenté gqaxs aemsaé 14x entiatseewa aenté gaxs g°f1€maé ent!- 
ata tslex-qlaxa aente laé héx:€idaem xenzreidéda tslex-qg!a. Wa, 


hé€mis lag-izas k:flem ha€matya aentasa tslex-q!asa bak! umé. 


15. Méxés Waxewidés,. 


Méxelék- téx’staeng*exg*anutx4 sefyotnakilacng’ék* laxa dxu- 


sidzafyasa hd&yfim€staengsd., Wa, laengeen &la k°-fx€Ida héemésen 


la tstex-€fdaase. 


14, Méxés Melédé. 
Méxeléke tiatialax-datnemsa Lasfengea laeng:exwa G.léx. Wa, 
laeng’en qtacelaemxg*axs €naxwacng*atmaéx qiwéz€idaeng*en xaqéx. 
Wa, laengten lap!qéqoyosen g°S6kildta Kwag-ur. wi, wég°aalé la- 


Eng*’exen gokwaxg*fin lake ts!ex-€ida, 


15. Méxés Gwagwadaxela. 
Méxelég:acng*e séx€wid cecwin mokwex sasem. Wa, laeng*é%g°a- 
nuf&x4¥ laeng*ex Xumdasbé. WA, laeng*enu&x4 lag-aacng-e lax ne gE ~ 


tiis Plerems leaeng*aasé ptelxelax:€idaxa Alaeng*& genk-a. WA, la- 


which was in the little clam digging canoe. Then I saw that my 
clam digging canoe was drifting Buontt north of Shell Island. It 
was drifting away. Then I shouted in vain. That was the reason 
why my husband called ma and I awoke. My heart was beating vio- 
lently. 

12. Dream of Legiflas. 

Much herring-spawn spawned the herrings. This was my dream 
in the morning when day was almost breaking. There was much herr- 
ing-spawn for our tribe, the Kwaig-ur, said Legi®las when he told 
me his dream. 

This was explained by the ancient Indians as. meaning that the 
spirits would come and that a bad epidemic would break out at the 
herring spawning, for the spawn is an epidemic when one dreams of 
it. Therefore no sick person is allowed to eat herring-spawn, for 
it has an evil éffect when herring-spam is eaten, for when a sick 
person eats herring spawn his sickness will increase, Therefore 
is the eating of herring-spawn a cause of fear for the sick ones 
among the Indians. 

13. Dream of Waxewid. 

I dreamed I fell into the water while we were paddling at the 
foot of the mountain in deep water, I was frightened very much, 
and that was the moment when I awoke. 

14, Dream of Mexéd. 

I dreamed I fell from a tree here (behind the houses) inland. 
Taen I knew that I had broken all my bones. ‘hen I was dug up by 
my tribe, the Kwageux. Then had not yet reached my house when I _ 
awoke, 

15. Dream of Gwagwadaxela. 

I dreamed I was out paddling with my four children. Then we 

were going to Xumdasbé. When we were opposite P!lelems it became 


very thick and foggy. Then we were lost in the fog. I was just 


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engea€menuf€x¥ plelxptelxerayanema. Wa, &engea€mSsen k!wag-aatexs 
laeng*Enuex2 yayats!a xwaketna. Wa, laeng:a&men gwax sean wa, 
Seng*aemésenu€x4 la tsietstaxsdeng:a, Wa, laeng’é ganox€ida. wa, 
laengeen méxfida, Wa, laengen tsiek- fexsdendxenu€x¥ yayatsié 
xwakitndxs laé qwaxfelyo laengeexe &€winakiwa. Wa, la plelxela- 
x°sdma. Wa, laengeen k°!és maxtidlaxa A€winak!wa. WH, laeng-é 
lésfida, Wa, laeng*en martlég-aatelaeng*eqéxs haé Yar!é, wa, la- 
men tstexe id 1axéq. 

16. Méxés claqwadzé. 


Méxelég-asa takeaeng’ad x*Iqafyala laeng*ex6x LeEladéx. La- 
eng’é qséx-séda bébegwanem tetwa tslédaxteng’d LéteFlaxen leeng-a 
qsasoxs pextiméestalaé. Wa, laeng-en hézaqasd&sa mamaza qaeng*éda 
Enax€nemokwé begwanemen qiasefwasa ne qasgemé dala. Wa, laeng<a- 
xaa qiénema gwizgwalacng: den qiasetwa, Wa, laengé Léma &k-en 
nfgafyasen qseyo.fénaty6 laq. Wa, la&men tslex-fid 14xéq. 

17. . Mexés Gira. 

Méxelék* laengse s@xwa Lofeng*en genemé lalaaeng*e Laxa Awi- 
ke s6nox¥ keak*6Lésa. Wa, laeng*anufx¥ lag-aa laeng*ex Ogwiwa 
lapis sand mexeg*flisa. Wa, laengeen wisogtLteméeng’etien lats!4 
lageng*ex Gwatgwatfalalis. Wa, laengeen wax laldcia qen laeng*é 
1ax Geyaxstatyé6. Ladzék*astengeatmé Sbéqwa mexasa, Wa, laeng*- 
afmen genemé waxe tsdia. Wa, laeng-a&mé wits!ég-éxa demsx:*dxs 
quxtatexpelaya&éS laengeexen sakeflisé. Wa, laeng* a&menuex¥ qiwa- 
qiwas4la LOfeng*-en genemé. Wa, la&men tsfex*€Id laxéq. 

18, Méxés Ewanuxudzé. 

Méxelég:as Leflendzewék*a laxsfeng-exés Smpd X*ax*elqiayo- 

gwiflakwaxs yaéyaselaaxés g*aseliné bata. Wa, laeng*en yayase- 


laxen xwaxwagumeeng’a, Wa, laeng’6 keatAléda g*fltiaeng-d qie- 


xara. WA, héeng-afmésen la hadnbendaeng’é. Wa, laeng*é X°ax-el- 


qiayogwi€lakwé hdnx:€id lax dpsbéeng*dsa qiéxaxé6. Wa, laeng?é 


Leflendzewek*é lak: !endxa Gbafyasa qg!éxaxé gafs g°axteng*é gqadze- 


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sitting still in our travelling canoe. Then I stopped paddling. 
In my dream we were drifting about on the water. Then it became 
night and I went to sieep. When I awoke our travelling canoe was 
being rolled against the rocks. It was still foggy. I did not 
know the rocks. Then it cleared up and I knew that this was Yucilé. 


Then I awoke. 


16. Dream of claqwadzé. ; 

I dreamed that a steamer had been wrecked here at Leflad, 
and that many men and women had perished and that they were found 
drifting about. Then I was paid by the whites ten dollars for 
every man found by me. Many pieces of clothing were faund by me. 
| Then I was very glad on acoount of the large amount that I re- 
ceived. Then I woke up. 

17. Dream of G-ita. 

I dreamed that I was paddling with my wife to Rivers Inlet 
to go fishing. When we reached Cape Caution a southeasterly gale 
began to blow, but we were unable to enter Gwazgwat!alalis, Then 
I tried to reach Geyaxsta&y6é. Then the sea was boiling on account 
of the southeasterly gale. My wife tried to bail out the canoe 
but she could not cope with the sea.water which was thrown into 


my boat. Then we cried, I and my wife. Then I awoke. 


18, Dream of EwanuxUdzé. 

I dreamed of Leflendzo&, that she was going in the boat of 
her father X°ax-elqiayogwi€lak¥, and that she was travelling in 
his gasoline launch. Then I went out in my little canoe. A long 
log was drifting on the water and so I was on one end of the 
drifting log in my canoe, and X-ax*elqiayogwiflak2 was in his 
launch on the other end. Then Leflendz& stepped on the end of 


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yenéq g*ag*axaeng’e geaxfengee. Wa, wég-aaeng*et!éxs laeng:aé té- 
xsta. Wa, laengee hdyfinsela. Wa, laengsen dexUsta qen dasfida- 
eng’s wiitem alagé laeng*exa batné. Wa, lacngren k*fés qiaq. Wa, 
geaxfeng‘en qiax€wida, laeng*en dox€warelax GiiySsdédzasaxs laeng: - 
ad qlexwesdéselaeng*ex Leflendzewék*axs lagng*aé xtefla. Wa, la&- 
men tslex*€id 1axéq. 

19. Méxés Syak:&yugwa. 

MéxelégeaqgS xtimtanufx4 gedxubeng-a laengeex G*iox. Wa, la- 
eng-atmé ©naxwa qtailx: €idaeng*enuex4 dédamalax-di, Wa, laeng-af- 
menuext Slak-iala wiwasilagsa. Wa, la&men tstex*€Id 1axéq. 

20. Méxés Qiwalax:flayugwa. 

G-axteng*aéda Snaxwa lélqwalatatya p.éku laeng’ex Awaxelag:- 
flis. Wa, laeng’S .ali€lalé Awaxelag-flisaq qa laeng’és tlexwa 
laeng’ex g°Gkwas, WA, laeng’é q&taptex*fidé cabids 16& Neg: axa 
g°igematyasa Mamaléleqala. W4, lacng:a&mé kitinxstowS Labidé. Wa, 
lacng’é Negea qtelt!3dxa Liaqwa ga€s yaxtwidésa q!leldekwé Liaqwa 


laeng’ex Labid&, Wa, laeng’é rabidé Sgwaqa qteltiédxa Llaqwa 


qa&s yaxewidaeng’és laeng’ex Negead. WH, latngeatms xdmatelaeng: - 


S6da Mamaléleqala cefwa Kwag-uté. Wa, laeng*en fla k-ix€ida, wa, 
hSemxanawésen lag*iza ts!ex‘eidé. 
21. Méxés Giyosdédzas. 

Laeng*’ék* séx€wida gen 1a laeng*exa Mamaléleqala lagéxs g*6- . 
kiilacng*’aé lax NOxUdema, Wa, laengeen lageaa, Wa, héx-fidateng-a- 
Emésen gwégiiguenaxen g*ig-dtaakwé qaeng-en k* f1ewénéeLax K+ intsié- 
gumé6xa qsey6x Liaqwa. WA, laeng-a&mé gi€nasa qiénemfenga& dala- 
engee g*axfengeen. Wa, laeng-afmen Sk: l6qala qadda sek: faplenx: &- 
Id6 loxsemx’®id dala giienésa Mamalélegala g°axfeng*-en. Wa, laen- 
grenk-flxfwits laengeex K*fntsiégum. Wa, laengeaémen Llagwats 


1laxéq. WA, la&men tslex-cid laxéq. 


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the log and walked across it towards me. Before she reached me 
she fell into the water and sank. Then I jumped into the water 
and looked in vain for her down below. I did not find her, 
Then I came up and saw GiiySsdédzas carrying Leflendzo® in his 


arms. She was dead. Then I awoke, 


19, Dream of yak: 4&yugwa. 
I dreamed our house in G@i6x was on fire. Then all our prop- 


erty burned up and we were very poor and I woke up. 


20. Dream of Qiwalax: flayugwa. 
In my dream all the tribe came invited by Awaxelag:flis. 
Then Awaxelag-flis invited the people to a feast, and they were 
to eat in his house after théir journey. Then cabid and Neg-a, 
chief of the Mamaléleqala quarrelled. Then Labid promised to 
| give a potlatch and then Neg*a& broke a copper and gave the pieces 
to tabid. Then tabid broke a copper and gave the pieces to Neg-a. 
Then the Mamalélegqala and the Kwag*euzx quarrelled and I was really 


afraid. That must have been the reason why I awoke. 


21. Dream of Glyosdedzas. 

In my dream I paddled to the Mamaléleqala who weredliving 
in Nox¥dem, Then I arrived there. Then I asked at once payment 
for that which they had received from me, for I was intending to | 
buy the expensive copper K-fnts!égum. Then they paid me many 
dollars and I was glad on account of the five thousand dollars 
which the Mamalélegala had paid me. Then I bought the copper 
K:fnts!égum with it. Then I was the owner of the copper. After 
that I awoke. . 


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22. Méxés Yaqotas. 

Méxelégeasa qiénemfenged lélqwdlaréceng-e geax Lételanemfen- 
gees Neqaplenk’emozx. Laeng-é xwasaeng*éda g*igdmafyoxé laeng-e- 
xés noOtemaxaénatyé, Wa,laeng*S qleltaxa claqwaeng:a qa€s yaxtwi- 
désa qteldex¥€eng:a& lax Agwifla. Wa, laeng-6 Agwilozxs Sgwaga 
qielt!édxés claqwaeng’& qa&s yaxe€widésa qteldekwé lax Neqdp!enk-- 
emox. Wa, la€men ts!lex-id 1axéq. 

23. Méxés Norbe. 

Méxelék* laengse plék¥ laeng*exa Dzawadeénoxw6, Wa, laeng:- 
en d6giilaxa g*ig-egdmatyas qieltapixa Lia_ieqwa. Wa, laeng-en 
yaxtwitsdesa qieldekwé yfeng*es Sésaxflas. Wa, laeng-en q!lelt!é- 
dex G:flgeat6 Max€énoxuxa gleyoxwée Llaqwa gen yaxewidaeng-éx Sé- 
saxflas. Wa, laeng-atmé Cyak*feng*e geaxen. WA, latmen ts!ex-- 
€{d 1axéq. 

24, Méxés Ts!ag-dz. 

Yfikwizeeng-ék- ceews genemeoxe Kinxillayugwax gano.é. Wa, 
laeng’s bexuk: [odeqalaeng:éda tsiedax. Wa, laeng*e€mox yaya- 
kwiztsilacng*Oxda Kwag-uxéx. Wa, laeng*en goméku Lefwin genem- 


COX. Wa, laengeé tslelk-eclakwa yfikwilemfeng’d g- fing fnanemasa 
tsteltsielkeasa k*amasa ts!ék!wa. Wa, laeng*a&menufx4 ldsaflayd 
laengexa mosgems g*ig-Ox¥feng-a. Wa, g*il®mésenuex¥ Ewlela LO- 
feng*é6éda Kwag*ut laeng’e gwaz ldsalaxa mosgemsé g-ig-Okwa, La- 
Eng’ ég*anu€xu €wifla hogwit lax g° Ox¥teng-aen. Wa, la€men tsle- 
x°€ida. 

25. Méxés K: lédétem. 

Méxelégeax ganotasa mosmosa g*axfeng‘e qaqatya g°axfeng-en,. 
Laeng*é héxtslaxraé g-axteng-en. Wa, laeng*é dax-dasaeng*e g*axen. 
Wa, hé€mésen la ts!ex-fidaasé laxen mé€xenatyé, 

26. Ek-aeng*e gaéda hanc_!énoxy, 

Méxelék* bak-Oenge LOfeng-en Lalax gano.s. Wi laeng-a€men 

Enexwalaeng-e Lecwelatng*exwa atané®yaxsa g*okllaxa fla x-fsa. 


Len ts!ex* ida. 


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22. Dream of Yaqgovas. 

I_dreamed that many tribes came invited by the late Neqap!- 
enk*em. Then the late chief became ecstatic in his quality of 
fool dancer. Then he broke a copper and gave the pieces to the 
late Agwifla. Then the late Agwifla broke a copper and gave 
the pieces to the late Neqap!enk-em. Then I awoke, 


23. Dream of Noxbé. 
I dreamed that I had been invited by the Dzawadeénox". 
Then I saw how the chiefs broke coppers against one another. 
Then Sésaxflas gave a piece to me. Then I broke The Long Killer- 
whale, an expensive copper, and gave it to Sésaxalas. Thus he 


was vanquished by me. Then I awoke. 


24. Dream of Ts!ag-dz. 

I dreamed I had twins last night with my late wife Ktnxa- 
layugwa. One was a boy, the other a einai. Then the Kwag* uz 
followed the twin customs. I and my late wife painted our faces 
with ochre. The twins each wore wing feathers of gulls. Then 
we were led around four houses, and when we and the Kwagsut fin- 
ished walking around four houses we want into my house. Then I 


awoke, 


25. Dream of K- !édézxem. 
I dreamed last night that a bull followed me. Then he over- 


took me and overpowered me, At that time I awoke from my sleep. 


26. Good Dream of a Hunter. 
I dreamed that I met my sweetheart last night and I lay 
with her behind the village, and it seemed true. Then I woke up. 


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27. Aik*aeng*e méxésa hdni!énoxwax Omx-id. 

Xwanazyelaceng*ék* gen laeng*S la€&sta laxwa wax qaen laéné.é 
hanac!ay. WA, laengeen aLozvelaengea gen 14 laeng*eex &neldzdsa 
wax. K* !és€engeafmésen lag*eaa laeng-exen hémenazvatma la&staasa 
laeng*ég*a doxtwatelaxen talaxs tsielxelgayaaxa Xenemx-dé, wa, 
laengeen gas€id gen ladeng’é laq. Wa, héx-idarngeatmésenulxu 
nexwalax’€ida. wa, g* t1€eng-afmésenuexu gwaza laeng’6g°anu&xu 
lafstex: ida Le ewin Lfla. Wa, g-fl€eng-aemésenuex4 gwar 1aeeben 
LEewSs laeng’aé hS g°fl lacng-e n&€nakwa. WA, la&men tslex-€i- 
daxa fla x-fsaen méxafya. . 

28. Méxés K- !amaxdlas. 

Sdétaeng*ég-a Lofeng’éda qiénema tsiédaga laeng*exenu&xu 
gSkwex, Wa, g-flfengeatmésenuex4 gég°flix salaeng-a g-ax®eng*- 
aasen yaewinemeeng*a g°-axé. laeng*exenufx4 g-dkwa qaés k !6la- 
x°€[d6 geaxfengeen. Wa, latmen tslexefidé laxéq. 

29. Méxés Abayaa. 


Méxelék* laeng*e hadmsaxa qiénemfeng*a tselxwa laeng*exa 
tselxUmadzekilaeng:a& Sg-eméngwisa. Wa, laeng-en mazt!lég-aate- 
laeng*egéxs héEmék* hdmsaxa tselxwé Dzawadé. Wa, laengeen d6xé- 
wate larng-exa mewa g°ig-fla, Wa, laengeen hézts&s6 wax*a gqaxs 
g°axfeng-afmaé gaqafyaeng’éda nema gefla g-axfengeen. Wa, la- 
eng’é6 dax:fid g-axfeng-en. Wa, laeng-en dox€wideq Smasrés yax 
Tdaniséx, Wa, laengea&mox fnéx- qats dax-dasé g°-axteng-en. Wa, 
laeng’ enu&xu dade gélaengsa. Wa, laengeatmen Syak°a laeng°eq. 

Wa, laengea&mé nexwalax:€id g:axfengeen. Wa, laceng-en wax- naé- 
Enakwa,. Wa, laeng*en q.wadzetaya, Wa, la&men telex: ¢fanetegee 
50. Méxés Tsexwiselaso®. 

G-axfeng-aen sasemeozta Léflala g-axteng*en gen la lax gwe&- 


yasé €x-fengee &&winagwisa yix 14 &witlazaatsens 1a k- !ék- !eyowa. 


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27. Good Dream of the Hunter Omx-Id. 

I dreamed that I made ready to bathe in the river here for 
I intended to go hunting. Then I went inland to the upper part 
of the river. Before I came .1o the place where I am accustomed 
to bathe I saw my sweetheart coming through the salal bushes. 
I went to her and inmediately we lay down. After that we went 
bathing, I and my sweetheart. After we had finished, I and she, 
she went home first. Then I awoke from this dream which seemed 


as if it had really happened. 1 


28. Dream of K+ !amaxalas. 
In my dream I and many women were singing love songs in our 
house. After we had been singing for a long time my husband came 


into my house and beat me. Then I awoke, 


29. Dream of Abayaa. 

I dreamed I was going to pick crabapples in a patch of crab- 
apple trees which were growing on a pretty level place. Then I 
recognized that it was Knight Inlet where I was picking crabapples. 
Then I saw four grizzly bears. I tried to run away for one of the 
bears pursued me. It took hold of me. I looked at it, and what 
should it be but this man Tsanis here. Then he said he would over- 
power me. Then we took hold of each other and I succumbed and he 
embraced me. Then I wanted to go home. On the way I was weeping. 
Then I awoke .< 


30 .Dreamof Tse xwase laso€&. 


In my dream my late child came to invite me to go from here to 





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ltis dream corresponds to the procedure of the hunter who tries 
to secure good fortune. 


, °This dream means that Abayaa will be with child. 


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Wa, héx-Cidaeng-atmésen xwanazfida. Wa, len tslex*fitsa hadzex- 
stala. 
31. €ydk-aeng*e méxés fnemoktiyalis. 

Hé€maaxg’ fin laeng*éq Lofeng-in genem6 laeng-exa Swalas&eng*a 
dz6yagek4 g-Okwa. Wa, laengsanu&xu Axk* lalas6€sa begwanemfeng-a 
qenu€xY 18 kitis€aliz laeng-exa héxk+ (6denégwizasa Oxralitasa g-6- 
kwé, Wa, laceng-a&mésenuexu klastaliza. Wa, laeng*en dox€wacela- 
qéxs fnaxwatmaé laengee rértefla qiénem&eng-a bébegwanemaxa €naxwa- 
eng‘afma geayoxfenge lax g*ig-egemafyotasa Mamaléleqala yfeng-ex 
Giyoxelastwuté Loteng-é Neg-cdxée, wa héeng-aem kiidzéz% laeng-exa 
Sgwiwaflizeteng-dsa g*Skwé LOfeng*éda qiénema qliilsqitilSyax bébe gwa- 
nemeeng’a, Wa, laeng-é k- lagig-artafya sadxuteng?a& laxa tiéx-fla- 
eng*dsa g-Okweé. WA, héengeatmésé kltidzecdzatyé Tléqwape ware Lote 
eng*és €néenemokuewita, WA, laeng’é Giydtelasé yaqleg-atta. Wa, 
laeng*é Tiéqwapé dasdazas waxdemfeng-&s Giyotelas. WA, héeng-a&- 
més laengse k*!6lax*€idaasex T!léqwapdé. Wa, laeng-a&mé Ye&1E TIE- 
qwapdé. Wa, héengsatmés g-afxats X°L1x€itor Axk>!alaeng*e g*axen 
LOofeng*en genemé qenuexu 1a hOqawelsa laxa g°Ox¥teng-adsa 16s141é- 
noxwé, Wa, laengsatmésenufx¥ laxa tiéx-fla qlaqialak- ‘enuxts X-f- 
1x€Ité, Wa, laengea€mé Enék-a gqa&sd k-!6s la hGqawels laxwa g°6- 
kUgenufx4 latméets xek* faxedafx4ro., Enék°S. Wa, g-ax€eng:afmesen- 
u&xu nétnakwa yixs laengeaé xomateléda 1és1alénoxwe, 

Wa, héem walas €yax-sem méxafya, Wa, laem tslek- !arelagqéxs 
Eyax*seemaéda tslex-q!dlemtaxa qléx-saastasa bak!umé xYéxXe£1z. 

32, Méxés Lsaqwag: ilayugwa. 

Méxelég-asen Lalora geaxfengee Létlala g*axfeng-en qenutxe 
laeng*é séxewid Lofeng*é. Laeng*en melqwalaemgéxs ge Eyoradta 
xefla, Wa, laengeen fnéx-gexg?fin q!lemsék+. WA, laeng’é fyak-f1I- 
ta qat€s addex- s€elizaeng-é g°axtengeen. Wa, latmen gwé gwaits&eng-a. 


Wa, laf&men ts!ex:€fida, 


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the place which they call the beautiful Country, the place where 
all those gc who are no more. I got ready at once. fMhen I was 
awakened by a noise. 

31. Bad Dream of €nemodktyalis. 

It was this way, that I and my wife were in a large house with 
many platforms. Then we were asked by a man to sit down in the 
house in the rear corner at the right hand side, and so we sat down 
in the house. Then I saw all those who were dead, many men, some 
of the late chiefs of the Mamalélegala, that is, the late Giy6ze- 
las, and thé late Neg-é, who were sitting in the rear of the house, 
and also many old men. And ona platform made of boards placed 
over the door of the house, the late Tléqwap was sitting with his 
late friends. Then Giydtelas spoke and Ti€qwap ridiculed the 
speech of Giydtelas. Then he killed T!éqwap, and T!éqwap was dead. 
That was the moment that the late X°f1x€it asked me and my wife to 
leave the house of the ghosts. We went to the door led by X°fl- 
x€{t. Then he said, "If you do not go out of this house immediate- 
ly you will stay here forever." Then we went home while the ghosts 
were fighting. 
| This is a great bad dream. It announces that a bad epidemic 


is going to come and that many Indians will die. 


32. Dream of .taqwag:ilayugwa. 

I dreamed of my late lover who came to call me to go padd- 
ling with him, and then it occurred to me that he had been dead 
for a long time. I said to him that I did not care to go. Then 
he became angry and took hold of me. ‘hen I cried out. ‘Then I 


awoke. 


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33. Méxés K: !amaxalas. 

Méxelég:a xe&l€eng-ex g&noré laeng*en laydsen k- [ésfeng-a 
maxt!6zx Sx-Ceng*e tsledaq laeng*exa Sg-eméngwisteng-a afwinagwi-. 
saxa g°Oktilasasa ts!édaxsemfeng*axa k- fefsaeng:a Enemox4 be gwa- 
nem bekstgés. Wa, laeng*éda EnemOxUEeng-a& wita g°axtengeen: 
wix:sOxda a€winagwixéx laxos nfgatyéx, enex-feng-é g-axfeng*en, 
Wa, laeng*en xUlxiltséqalaeng-e laq. Wa, laengea€mésen nérta- 
Eng’eq. Wa, laeng’é keadya g*axfengeen, Wa, la&men tsfexefid 14a- 
X€qe 

34.M6xés L!akemégeiflaky. 

G-axteng*aen Ompfwiita doOqwa g°axtengeen laxen g*Okwéx. 

Wa, laengeafmésé réflalacngee geaxteng*en gen laden 1ax g*okiilas. 
Wa, laengeafmésen xwanazSida gen 14 lag-6q. Laeng*ég*a melx&wa- 
Lelagéxs geyd%adza xeflen Ompewita. WA, laengeen Ala tstenxu- 
séxs g°axaé LSe1dlaeng:e g*ax€engen gaéda 16slalénoxwé. Wa, la- 
Emen tslex*€ida, 

35. Méxés claqwaz, 

Laeng*ék* dzég*etiaxa g*awéqlanem laeng*ex Rianddcatees Wa, 
lacng*a&mésen 6x-fag-alis laeng*exa g*awégadé. Laeng*ék* dox- 
€watelaxa qfénemé ts!édaqa kliteé€stdlaxa legwisé, Wa, laengee 
abasewité cetwis Enemox¥E wire L saqwalt €wirs Lefwoxda 14x xentela 
tatex-q!dx Gaadxstalaséx kiwagelisxa hadyatilagas yixens gwe&yé 
16sl8lénoxwa, Wa, laeng*atmé tslésaxa g*awéqlanem gqats ts!ékwéq. 
Wa, laeng*é Abastwizé Lé&lala g°&xteng*en gen laeng-é ts!ats!é- 
kiwalaq. Wa, lacng*en 4Lé€sta qen lacng’S k!wag-flisé. Wa, la- 
eng-en k* !6s mattialaxa wadk¥4 ts!lédaqaxa geyoxewitaxent réxe€la. 
Wa, laeng’é claqwalzewizé enéx- gen ts!ats!ék!waléxa ts!édzekwé 
geaweqianema, WA, laeng’é Abas€wizé k-!és€eng-e hérq!alen ts!é- 
tslékiwalaq " qaxg:fn ke !ésék- €néx- qa g*axés6x g*axens ga hé- 
x°sh€mésOx qlaplaxoten xtindkwaé 2a€wiinemasox,"™ Enéx-feng-é. Wa, 


laeng*>atmé Abasfwité fyalaqacng*e g*axen gen g*axé né&fnakwa. Wa, 


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33. Dream of K amaxalas. 
I dreamed last night that I was dead and I was taken away by 
a pretty woman who was unknown to me to a nice beach to a village 
in which there were only women, not a single man among them. Then 
one of them asked me, "How do you like this beach?'' she said to 
me. I felt depressed there and I told her so. Then she chased me 


away. Then I awoke. 


34, Dream of UlazemSe-1€laku, 
In my dream my late father came to see me in my house here. 
Then he invited me to go to his village, and so I made ready to 
follow him. Then it occurred to me that my late father had died 
long ago. I became very angry because he had come on behalf of 


the ghosts to invite me. Then I awoke. 


35. Dream of claqw&z. 

I dreamed that I was going digging clams on (the island) 
Avanddzatyé, And so I approached the beach where there are clams. 
I saw many women sitting around a fire on the beach. There were 
your late mother and her late friend .faqwaiz, and the sick Gaax- 
stalas was sitting with the spirits, for that is the way we call 
the ghosts. They were roasting clams and eating them. Then your 
mother called me to eat clams with them. I went ashore and sat 
down. I did not know the other women, but they probably died long 
ago. Then .!aqwaiz wanted that I should eat roasted clams with 
them. Your: mother did not permit me to eat clams with them, " for 
I do not wish her to come to us. She shall remain with my son, 
her husband,'' thus she said. Then your late mother sent me away 
home. Then I left them and went aboard my little travelling canoe, 
Then I awoke, 


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g°ax€eng*en b&sé gen laxsfeng’6 laxen yafyats!& sek-elisa. WA, 
latmen tslex*&id 1laxéq. 
56. Méxés Gwiyosdédzas,. 
Méxeléke lareng*ee séxewidayosen gagempewita. Laengeen axfem 


qfaxfacE~laeng*eqéxs geEyoradta ceflaxg-anuex¥ laeng*ég-a qwésg-ila- 


_engea. Wa, laengeé aré€sta laeng*ex fg-isbalis. Wa, héeng*a€mésen 


la baéeng*’es gen g°axfeng’s qasaéselacng-axg*in geaxék* n&éenakwa,. 
Wa, geaxtengeen lax G°idx. Wa, laengeen k- feds gwaiweclastmg’c 1a- 
Xa wis G°i6x., Wa, laeng*en waxe gelx- ida. Wa, latngeen £1a8q wée- 
x°€ena, Wa, hé€mésen la ts!lex*€idaasé. 

37. Méxés Ydqawidé. 

Laeng’ég*a s€xwa lalaaeng’e 1ax Gwadzétyaxa ganutfeng*a. Wa, 
g-fl€eng*a€mésen lageaa laeng*ex QlemsexLa la&eng- 6k: witaxfalela- 
engeexa qlék: ald hd&yata sa&ladlaxa €néx-€eng*aé gatyasas; 

Len yayaéx€alisakeas €nahenk: Jemlisaztxahanhan geiyafya; 
ha ha yifya ha ha, 
Eya Sgixs&léhéstchahahan q!wahahats!éné€.a gahahahan* 
g°lyatya; ha ha yifya ha ha. 
Wa, ma&xtsemks fendlacngeatmen qiasefwe lacng*ex gafyasfeng*asa sa- 
lemas hé€yaZaeng’dsa 1éslAlénox¥, Wa, laengeenhé&akiila laeng*ex 
Gwadzéfyé. Wa, laengeen lag*aaxa laeng’é nafnakila, Wa, latmen 
tslex-€id laxéq. 
; 38. Méxés Tsexewidé, 

G-axfeng*ék* Léflalaso&sen Ompewita qen laeng*S 14x gwefyds 
&ke a€winagwisa. Wa, laengea&mésen liig-Sq. wa, laeng*anu&x4 18- 
gaa 1ax geOxEeng-ats. Wa, laeng-anufx4¥ hogwita laeng-ax g*dkwas. 
Wa, laeng’é dxk*!ala gen kiwagealIxé. Wa, laeng-atmé néxexs Loe- 
maé wiwosilaga laxés axas6é, Dox®widasxen kuflélaséx. La men 
k: !efs mama, laxacen k- !efs héxilatya, nex: feng*é g-axfeng-en. 

Wa, &engeaemésen raxtulita gen geax®eng’é néfnakwa. Wa, la&men © 


tstex*fIida. 


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36. Bad dream of Gwityosdédzas. 
I areamed that I was being paddled about by my late grand- 
father. I only recollected that he had died long ago after we 
were far away. Then we landed on a sandy point. I left him and 
went along the beach and came Honee I came to G-iox. Then I could 
not get across the river of G-iox. I began to swim and I was al- 


most drowned. At that moment I awoke, 


37. Dream of Yaqawid,. 

In my dream I was paddling to Gwadzé€at night. As soon as 
I arrived at Shell Island I heard the voices of many young men 
who were singing love songs and they said these words: 

I give it up to win my love in this worlds, ha ha yifya 
ha ha. 
Oh, in. another way will go down my crying on account 
of my loves ha ha yifya ha ha. 
I learned two lines of the words of the love song of the young men 
of the ghosts. Then I went right on to Gwadzé® and I arrived there 
when the day broke. Then I awoke. 
58. Dream of Tsextwid. 

In my dream I was called by my late father to a place which 
he called the Nice Country. Then I followed him. We came to his 
house. I entered his house. Then he asked me to sit down on the 
floor. Then he told me it was a very poor place where he was. (he 
said), "Look at my bed. TI have no cover, nothing to maintain my- 
self.'' Thus he said to me. Then I arose and went home. Then I 
awoke 1 


lafter this dream Tsextwid burned two pairs of blankets and 
food for the soul cf his late father. 


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39, Méxés Hex*hakiwaédzemga. 
(Koskimo) 

Méxaég*intax nég*ex¥ yik-atsé qs6nemx: st aaxwa lak-as tefXaa 
tsiétsladaxstlaaxwa yik-astiaaxiix Ak+ilayugwadt LO&kwastlaaxwé A- 
dahdzk*astiaaxwé LOfkwastiaaxwé Llaqwag:ilayugwaditk-astlaaxwé 16- 
Ekwastiaaxwé Lidl iaqwadiwizék-astiaaxwé, Wad, hék-as€emxat! lak-as 
geox lakeas €witlak*as réfraa. Wa, lakrastiaaxwé laxstlaax¥ g-a- 
x€alisk-adzOx lak-astiaaxtx XUtés. Wa, lak-astlaaxwé Ak* ilayugwa 
Lézfaxrexsak*astiaaxtix Hex*hakiwaédzemga LOEx*stlaaxwé Liaqwaga. 
Wa, lax-stiaaxwé hoxewatexst saaxy lak: astlaaxtx yatyats!isé ke !6- 
sk*as&é la abmsk-asa. WA lax+stlaaxwé Lexelésa, Wa, lax* $t faaxwé 
gagdtak-astiaaxu Léx€édayox’ st aaxwa, G*Axk-asen dox€watelak*asx:- 
stiaaxUsxé qiénemk-asé mé&mi ek-ax-stiaaxU lak*asx:stiaaxUxé 1 la- 
sagwisk*atsé gokwax-stiaaxY¥ lak-asex Xités, WH, lax-stiaaxwé tla- 
tiaqwasdfkwatsé tiéttaqéwénoxuk-asasé GOsg-imox¥k-asé., Wa, 1ak-- 
astiaaxwé gdqlittakeasé tlatiaqiwaatsiéx-stiaaxwas memanagotk:asa. 
Wa, lak-as€emxaen tslex*€id lak-asxéq. 

Wi, yix gwébaiaasasa g*Aalabafyasa méxatyé qa Hex-hak!waé- 
dzemga Loe Liaqwaga yixs héemaé axés qiwégiiflé, WH, 1& laxsé 
bexetinayaséx yatyats!adsa bébex®tinafyasa la gata xé4efla, Wa, 
laem qfaléda méxelaxs le&maé elaq *6xXeFla maflokwe. Wa, 18 elx- 
Latya méxafyas qiénem k* lotela, wi laem q!flaxs lag?aéLé qlif- 
lax ldxa k- fotlenxé. 

40. Wéxés Ts{Alalizitlak4, 

Méx'elék: laeng*e Lé€lanemsen OmpEwita lacng*ex Ts!adé., Wa, 
laeng‘en Lseléwégéxs geyoxradra tefla, Laeng*a&mésen lax g*oxue— 
eng’asé gen laeng’é kiwaly laeng*ex g*Skwas, Wa, laeng’é yaqleg- 
a€ta, laeng’é €nék-as; Gélak-as la qtdgwid, €saéten &em néx- qen 
g°axé héxieldlaxés gwéx-sdemOs gen damodaléxwa tsiétstex*qidlema- 
qos xalaxwilatya& qaxg*in doqulamég-axs hémenazatmaagds ts!ex-q!a, 


Enéx*feng’é Gmpewiiten. Wa, laeng*é texomaxdtsés wax’ sOttslanatyé 


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39. Dream of Hex:hak/waédzemga. 
(Koskimo) 

At night I dreamed of many dead women, of the late Ak: ila- 
yugwa, the late Ada, the late .!aqwag-ilayugwa and the late t!a- 
tiaqwadx. They had all been dead a long time. They came a- 
shore at Xités. Then Ak: tlayugwa called Hex*hakiwaédzemga and 
Ltaqwaga to come aboard the canoe. They went aboard the canoe 
of the supernatural ones. They steered away from shore. After 
they had been under way for some time I saw many salmon jumping 
on the beach seaward from the village Xutés. They were speared 
by the spearsmen of the Koskimo, and the spearsmen's canoes were 
full. After this I. awoke. 

This is the meaning of the beginning of the dream for Hex:- 
hakwaédzemga and Lsaqwaga -- for they were still alive -- whose 
souls went aboard the Sauce of the souls of those who had died 
long ago. Then the dreamer knew that these two were almost dead. 
At the end of the dream about the many salmon, she knew that she 


would live until the salmon run. 


40. Dream of Tsialalizi€laku, 
I dreamed I was invited by my late father to Ts!a#dé. I 
had forgotten that he was dead long ago. I entered his house and 
sat on the floor of his house. Then he spoke and said,"I wish to 
cure you of your ways and to remove those sicknesses which cause 
you pain, for I see you are always i11." Thus said my late father. 
Then with both his hands he squeezed both sides of my head down- 


wards to the lower end of my back. Then he closed both hands and 


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laeng*exg*fin €wax*sand_eméke hadxalaengee 1laxg*fn Odzoxsdék-., Wa, 
héeng-afmés la telqoxtwidaats 6€efyasfs qa&s meqdstddésa tslexqid- 
lemé, WA, laeng-é mOpiena hé gwéx-fidé, Wa, g°fl€mésé gwateeng-a 
laé €yalaqaeng*’e g*axen gen g°axé naé€nakwa, Wa, la&men tsiex-€id 
1laxéq. 
41. Méxés Q!éqlex-cala. 

Méxelék* laengee hdnatta laeng*exa mégwaté laeng*ex Mapiegem. 
Wi, laeng‘en qleyO.xa mégwaté6. Wa, g-axfeng’en nd€nakwa laeng*exox 
Tsaxiséx. Wa, héx*€idarng*c&mésen ts lex €fdxa mégwattengea. Wa, 
g°fl€eng-atmésen gwar tslex-aqéxs laeng*ég*a yimreideq. Wa, la- 
eng*en qiaxa xwéflaeng*d g*its!axa pdxtimsasa walasé mégwata. Wa, 
laeng’atmen LOgwalaq. Aeng-atmésen la qiwalatideq laeng*exa até. 
Wa, laeng*’en kiwélasfitsa mégwate larng*exwa Kwakwag*uréx. Wa, 
g°f1€eng*atmésen gwat kiwélasa. Laeng-ék- tiéx-€aliza. Wa, la- 
Eng’en mextéda, G-axfeng:éda begwanema k!wag-alft laeng-exen c!fa- 
salizé, Wa, laeng’é €nék-a, " W8gra ke lés kuflizte ceewis gent- 
madsaxa mox€tinxta tsdwiinxa atas amétalax qaés LOgwatyadsa xwé8la 
g°axen, " €néx-feng*6da begwanem g°axfengeen. Wa, latmen tsiex- 
Cid laxéq. 

42. Méxés Alak* ilayugwa. 

Méxelég*a laeng-e lawit ya€yasclaeng’exa xwaxwagima, WA, 
ke $6s€engeafmésen neq&téxs laeng*aé ts!aq!wag-flisa. Wa, laeng:- 
en Latax Nexagadé., WH, lacng-e®mé gipsidaeng-en yatyatsia xwa- 
xwaguma, WA, laeng*en lasgemdxa xwaxwagumaxs laé qep&lacng’a. 
Wa, laengeen hdxseméréq. Wa, g°axSeng-éda ts!ék!wa peece fnakila 
qa€s geaxfeng’é ki wasgemdxa ag*iwatyasa qep&la xwaxwaguma. Wa, 
laeng?é dax*€idexg*-in a€yasok¥, Wd, laeng-é Axk: ala qenyuex4 ga- 
qasamakea,. WA, laeng*afmenufx4 lageaa 14x Baas. Wa, laengsa€mé Lé- 
xs€ala g°dxfengren gen gwayifldlas qaéda €walasta tstex-qdlemtxwa 
héenxrtex &néxefeng*éxs laeng*eaé hoxewitsa xweflaeng*a. Wa,laeng*é 


Ax€aLelitsa xw6€1é laxg-fn benbag-asg*in cLlemak!ibanok¥ ga&s Lex. 


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drew up the disease, Four times he did so. After he did so he 


sent me home, Then I awoke, 


41. Dream of Q!éq!lex*tala. 

I dreamed I was going sealing near Maptegem, There I got 
many seals. I came home here to Fort Rupert. Immédiately I 
singed the seals. After I was through singeing I butchered them. 
Then I found a quartz crystal in the stomach of a large seal, 
Then I had a treasure. Then I hid it in the woods. Then I gave 
a feast to the Kwageut tribes with the seals, After I had given 
the feast I lay down. Then I dreamed that I was asleep. A man 
came and sat down by my side. towards the middle of the house, 
Then he said, "You must not lie down with your wife for four years 
else you will be unlucky, for you have received your treasure, the 


quartz crystal, from me." Thus the man spoke to me. Then I awoke. 


42. Dream of Alak: llayugwe. 

I dreamed I travelled across the water in a small canoe. I 
was not half way across when a northwesterly gale began to blow. 
I steered towards Nexagad, Then my small travelling canoe cap- 
sized. I climbed out of the small canoe that was drifting upside 
down on the water. JI lay on it with my chest down. Then a guil 
came flying and alighted on the bow of the small canoe that was 
drifting on the water. It took my hand and told me to walk on 
top of the water. Thus [I arrived at Blunden Harbor. Then he 
taught me what to do when a great epidemic should come in summer. 
He said so, and spit out 4 quartz crystal. Then he put the quartz 


crystal inte my body at the lower end of my sternum and pressed it 


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octendéq. Wa, laeng’é €nék-a. Wi, laems nanaxts!cewa geaxen qats 
yadentds qaxs le€maaqds Cwalast péxalatd%, nex: eng: éda tsl6kiwa. 
wa, lates Légadexts giielentsléseméga 1ax6q, &néx-feng-éda tslé- 
woe ae, latmen tslex*€fd 1axéq. 
43. Méxés Geldédzem. ‘Be 

H8€méxs laé qléx-séda g-igsegimafyasa endxwa 1sihwataratye 
geatyala laxa €walasé tsfex’qidlema flu. Wa, la&mésenuexu enaxwa 
ddqiilax Q&icladé yfxs flafmad lacem xentela tsiexeqia gaxs laé ha- 
yOlsse em la lexOkiwala, Wa, laxaé hémenwdléda Yenxst6 tendequ 
lax x°fndzasas. Wa, la tetekiwalis hasatyé, Wa, lat&mé k-és la 
hdzats!Sla qasa. WA, la&mé tslek- laxelasOxs le€mad qleySkwé 18 
wek* {fx-€{da. Wa, la&mé ALebopsemxwats qelgwizxa yix gtne1sas, 
Wa, 1& yawas€id méxfida. Wa, 1a&laé méxelasa atatmen g°ax g°ax6- 
La 14x g*Okwas. Wi, 14€1la6 €nék-a atanemaq: Gwakdz&s hé gwég-ilé 
Qiieldd, gist, qa&s lads 1a€sta laxwa wax gadlata tefwa dzaqwa. | Mo- 
plenxwatscé €ndlarés héx-demiads gwég-ilaté qa&so 3x-€8dr3 laems 
ke !6qitilacex mgatsié.a qa&s tséx-fidadsas laxwa wax qa€sd 1az k!wa- 
Estalistdzt. Wa, lates giqarts!a ewabets!fsa naigats!é 1axds éwanu- 
Xxawafyagos. Wa, maitexta €wabetsifla nagats:és gixeIidayos 1axds 
héxk: }6denutxawafyaqos, wi matexLaemxaawis laxs gemxanutxawatyéx, 
Enéx* feng? ef laéda dianemfeng’ax Qiieldadé. Wa, la&men bawéda ata- 
Enemé. 

Wa, héx-fidatmésé Qracladé Axtédxa ragats:6 qats ld g-fl€na-— 
kala qa&s 14 kiwa€sta laxa wa qa&s tséx-Iidésa nagats!é laxa €wapé 
qa&s gixeidés laxés hézrk--ddenutxawafyé, Wa, 1a mitpiena hé gwéx-- 
€idé6. Wa, laxaé h&em gwéx-&idxés gemxanutxawatyé, Wa, 1a gwarexs 
laé gel€nakilaxs laé laé. laxés g-Okwéxa laem gétak-as ndla qaxs 
q:6nemaéda bébegwanem doqilagéxs laé kiwa€stalis laxa wa wax-dzala 
lexAxs kiwastalisa6é; esxeaxat!. Wa, mop.enxwa&s€més Enala hé gwé- 
g°ilaxs laé Yak!iwémasfida. Wa, ld dxk: !dlaxa €naxwa bébe gwanemxa 


tstex:qsdsa flu qa Sgwagés la&sta laxa wa. WA, hé€mis €naxwa &x-- 


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in. Then he said, "Now make a rattle in my form (imitate me). 

Then you will be a great shaman," thus said the gull. '' Now you 

shall have the name QJiflents!éseméga from now on." Then I awoke 2 
43. fyreain of Qeldédzem.” 

It was at the time that many chiefs of all the tribes died 
of the great epidemic, influenza. Then we all saw that Q{u&ladd 
was really sick, for he was coughing all the time and yellow fluid 
was running all the time from his nose. His breath was short and 
he was not able to walk. ‘Then he was informed of the death of 
many people. For seven days he was in bed, I mean Q!i&lad. Then 
he slept for a short time. Then it is said he had a dream of a 
wolf which came into his house. Then it is said the wolf spoke 
to him and said, "Do not act like this, Q!i&ldd, good friend, but 
go into the water of this river morning and evening. For four 
days do this if you want to get well, and take a bucket and dip 
water aS of this river while you are sitting in the water, and 
pour the water in the bucket over both sides of your neck. Two 
buckets full of water in the bucket pour over the right side. of 
your neck, and in the same way two buckets full over the left side 
of your neck." Thus said the wolf in the dream of Qii&ldd. Then 
the wolf left. 

Immediately Qstelkd took a bucket and crawled away to sit 
down in the water of the river. He took up water with his bucket 
and poured it over the right side of his neck. ‘Twice he did so. 
Then he also poured it over the left side of his neck. When he 
had finished doing so he Grawled back into his house a long time 


after day had come; and many men saw him sitting in the water of 


ltmis dream is typical for the initiation of a shaman, The 
novice dreams in this way of dying persons, of the War-spirit 
(Winalagsflis) or of other supernatural beings (hayaxilagas). 


2,3 a shaman this man had the name Q!Ue1ad. 


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EL{déda h€ gwéx-fidé watdemas, fnemox¥eme Awalaselat Xetlasa pépe- 
xalaxa latsta laxa widafsta wa. Hédenulxu lag*-iza xenyasaséxs 

tsielqwaé &x* k-fatelés Okewinatyasés tstelqwaxa gaalaxs 1s anes 
sta laxa widafsta wa. Wd, nogwatmés doqgtilaq LO& Melédé 16& Agwi- 
lagematyé Loe K!wak!iwabalasematyé Le ewa giénemé Sgiila bébe gwanema 


witnestsg*in watdemk: qa Qiu&lddé. Laem laba. 


44, Méxés Togumalis. 

Wa, héemxadwisé gwala méxatyas Togimalisxa paxela, yixs méxe- 
laé. G°axfengeéda timinasé Axk-!alaq ga lds la€sta laeng-exa 
qiewég-alasasa g*Okila laeng*exg*’a Tsaxisek*, yixs laé xentelasa 
Cwalas tsiex:qidlema flu. Wa, laeng*aemxaen axk: falaso& gen 14 
k!wa€sta 1lagéxa gaalaxs g*alaé fnaenakiila qen xdsitésa widafsta 
€wapa Lefwa la dzaxq!ala. Wa, héx-fidacng*atmésen laeng*a lage 
6xa téminasé. Wa, laeng-a&mé tsiatsiemx-sila qen gwég:ilasg-fn. 
Laeng*ék: la€sta, Wa, hé&mésen lag-ita hé gwég-iléxg-fn lek: le- 
xOxewida gen héx*fidatmé latsta laxwa qgfewég-alasaxsens g*Okwéx. 
Wa, hé€mésen lag*ixa k*fés la tslex*qlaénoxwé. Wa, héem paxdla- 
masa tamIinasax Togimilis. Wa, hé€mis pdxilamasa a.atnemax Qiue- 
1adé. 

45. Méxés Gwagwadaxecla. 

Méxelég-asen Abempewita g-axfengee Axk: !ala gen hémenazatmé 
la qiwaxétasa q!waxé laeng-exa waeng’d laxwa atégeatyaxsens g*6— 
kilaséxa gégaala Leewa dzadzeqwa. Wa, qa®so héx gwég-ilaré la- 
eméts k+ !8s tslexeqflaénox¥.d. €néx-Cengraen AbempEwhtée graxe- 


Engeen. Wa, héxefidatmésen la latsta laxéq. 


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the river coughing all the time while he was sitting there and also 
sneezing. After he had sone so for four days he became strong. 
Then he asked the people who were suffering from influenza to go 
into the water of the river. All those who acted according to his 
words recovered. Only Awalaselaz died, the only one among the sha- 
mans who went into the water of the cold river. And this is the 
reason why we were surprised that the bodies of those who were sick 
of the fever were steaming in the morning when they went into the 
cold river, I myself say him, and Meléd and Agwilagemé™ and K!iwa- 
kiwabalasemé€ and many other men were witnesses of what I say about 
Qimfldd. Now that is the end. 

44, Dream of Togumaélis. 

This was also the dream of the shaman Togtmalis as he was 
dreaming: "A squirrel came here and asked me to go into the wa- 
ter of the pond behind the village of Fort Rupert," for he was 
very sick of the influenza. " Then I was asked to sit down in the 
water early in the morning when day broke, and to spray myself with 
cold water also late in the evening. And I obeyed the squirrel. 
Then it showed to me what I was to do, and I went into the water. 
Therefore I do this when I begin to cough. Then I go immediately 
into the water in this pond behind our house. Therefore I am 
never sick,'' It was a squirrel that made TOgimAlis a shaman and 


it was a wolf that made Q!a&1dd a shaman. 


45, Dream of Gwagwadaxela. 
I dreamed of my late mother who asked me to rub my body al- 


lin the river behind our vill- 


ways with branches of hemlock trees 
age in the morning and in the evening, “and if you do this you 
will never be sick,'' thus said my late mother to me. After that 


I went immediately into the water. 


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46, Méxés maxiilag:flis. 

Méxelég*asa qlénemfeng’a bebe gwanem ke ftidzfz 1axe g°dxue- 
eng’den 14 laévasfeng*a, Wa, laengeen Sya&g*itiemfeng-esa g*ige- 
mafyasxa Slaengsa tawisfengee geaxfengeen, Wa, laengea€mé k-aye.- 
Walsa g°ax€eng*en. Wa, laeng*en néxasofeng*esa Sgiflatma begwa- 
nemeng*a. Wa, laeng’é &nék feng-a g-axteng-en: No gwa&menu&xu 
tsiétséax*qidlema laxenufx¥ enarenemOkiwénatyé begwanema. Latmé- 
senu€x¥ kiwala gwagwéx*s€dla laxenu€x¥ 1ldlis.axwa h¥enxcéx. Wa, 
hagea lawalsex, &néx°feng*éda begwanemfeng-a g-axtengeen, WA, la- 
Eng*€n waxe lawils laxa ti@x-flaeng:dsa twalasteng’a g*Skwa g-a~ 
x€engeaasa g*flx°dé yayaqientatma begwanema g*axceng*fn qafs 
qiwés€idésés hézrk: l6xts!ldnatyéeng-a laeng*exg*in hérk: !6denddzé. 
Wa, laeng’é €nék-a: Yiems geafyalastéda tslex:q!l6lemé la 4x&a- 
Lela 16L, €néx-feng*é geaxen. WA, laem tsfex: eta 1axéq. 

47, €ydkeacenk* méx6s Lek-4sa. 

Méxelégeas Lagteyostwat g°-axfeng-e kiwaes laeng*ex clasanf- 
€yasen g°oxutengd, WA, laeng’é Axk- fala qa €wiflésdx 1a&sten 
g°OkUlotteng’a laxa waeng’den k*!és maxt!éra qaéda fwalasta ts!e- 
x¢qfdlemxwa héenxtex néx-feng*é g*dxen gaxs hé€maé k-!és k!it!a- 
Lelatsa tsiex-q!G6lema lata latstaz laxa wa €néx-feng’é g*axen. 
WH, latmen tslex:€id laxéq gen 18 la€sta laxwa wax. 

48. Aenk*eaenke méxés K- fédézxem. 

Méxelégeasa g°axfengea doqwa geaxfeng*enten Gmpfwiita. La- 
eng’é Léxsala geax®eng-en qen k: 1856 xenLela notaxts!em qaeng*éda 
hnéz6engea geaxfeng*en qa&s dadaalé g*axfeng-en gqa&s Eqaeng*é g°a- 
x€eng*en qaeng*en te&lé, Wa, héengeatmés watlé wazdemfeng asé 
g°axfengeentaxg’fin. Lak: tslex*€ida,. 

49, Méxés “maxwalag:flis, 

Héeng*ék* qtelsalé &xas Dals. Wa, laeng’é qfGnema togtia 

s€sak*elés hainamfla laeng-exen Cwax*sétatyéxen k: !é6sa martléexe- 


engea. Wa, laengeen mattlég-aatelaeng*ex €nemOgwisxa Nak! wax:- 


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46. Dream of emaxtilag*flis. 

I dreamed of many men who were sitting in a house. I entered 
but I was not welcome to the chief who was very angry against me, 
Then I was addressed by another man who said tc me: '' We are the 
diseases, every one of us men who are assembled here, and we are 
discussing where we shall go next summer. Now go out!:''said the man 
to me. When I was about to go out of the door of the large house 
the man who had talked to me came and pinched me with his right 
hand Pay right side, saying, "You are going to die of the sick- 


ness which has taken hold of you now,'' And then I awoke. 


47. Bad Bream of Lek*&sa. 

I dreamed that the late Lag-ey6s came and sat down on the floor 
of my house and he asked my whole tribe to go into the water of a 
river which I did not know, on account of a great eaicsmic which 
was to come this summer. Thus he said to me,and those would not be 
infected in the epidemic who would go into the river. Thus he said 
to me. Then I awoke. Then I went into the water of this river, 

| 48. Good dream of K: !édézem. 

I dreamed I saw my late father who advised me not to be care- 
less and to behave well and that he was going to " take something'# 
on account of witchcraft practised against me in order to kill me. 
That was the end of his speech to me and I awoke, 

49, Dream of mixwalag:flis. 


In my dream I was at anchor at Dals. There were many canoes 


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lwmen a person is bewitched by bringing into contact some ex- 
cretion of his body with some part of a human skeleton, the witch- 
craft my be counteracted by " taking" some analogous material and 
repeating the action of witchcraft. 


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da&xu, Héeng:aem mak*azxé sakselisas laeng*exen hdnwalasé., Wa, 

laeng*axaé maxt!ég-aatela geaxteng*en. WA, laeng?& Enékeaz fya, 
negump, wigeitla yaLi4.cex qadxda hadngécéseewaqens, Ytiem hayazi- 
lagasLOx yOx gwety4sa qeilsqiitlyaxUddens Winalag-flisa, &néxten- 
g°exs laé denx*€Iidateng-exés qleltsemé. Wi, wilsomAalaeng-et!é wi- 
XElis6 qleltsemaséxs laé tsldx*Eidacng*’éda demex°é, WA, laeng:a- 
Emé qsekwaeng*éda AwAsgemé gelatya. WH, laeng-a€men LO& fnemd- 

gwisé Avé€sta qenu&x¥ 16 laxa g-dkwé tabne- ex Dals, Wa, ax€eng-- 


afmésa hayatilagas g-ax®engse séxewid qa&s g*axé mexaLé laeng*exe- 


“mutex Leasafyaxg-anuexl lak: wielorta laeng’ exenuExY yaéyats!é 


sésak*elisa, WA, la&men tseex-fId 1axéq. 

Len 6tsto méxfida, geaxfeng-aasa begwanem g*axfeng-en, Wa, 
laeng’é n€ék°a: Laems hézaxaxs laéx halabala avté&sta gaxs leemaé 
xwanaxyeléda hayatilagas qa®&s dag-frayodé lax-datx6., Enéx-fengé 
gaxtengeen,. Wa, latmen tsfex°€fd 14xéq. 

50. Méxés Lek-&sa,. 

Méxelég-a laeng-e hanatéaxa mégwaté laeng-ex Xwégats:é. Wa, 
laeng*’en la&g*aala 1ax0x atandé&yaxs laeng*en 1azxtaé laengexen yae- 
yats!é xwaxwagima gen mo gwandodéq. Wa, laengsen qasfida gen laeng-é 
laxa ciasanffyas Xwé gats 26. Wa, laengeen dox€watelaxa ma&itsemé 
iwi mégwat g*efyaeng’e laxa k!wisé. Wa, laeng-en hanac!aq. Wa, 
len dox€watelaeng’eqgéxs sésetyats!Axa g°flsg*flt!a sefya laeng*ex 
x°ix-dmsas. Wa, laeng*é bébe gwanemge me gogimacyas. Wa, laeng’a- 
€men qgifx€acelaeng*egéxs hé€maé cégades begwis. Wa, laeng-en k-f- 
xela haénxldeq. Wa,g°axftengeen bas, qdeng*entaxg*fin k- fxeidée- 
gras. Wa, len wégeaa laeng*exen xwaxwagimaxg’in lake tslex: ida. 

| 51. Méexés Omx-idé. 

Méxelég-a lacngse qasa coOfengeen “nemGkwe ¥Yax.en. Wa, la- 
Eng'enu€x lax's& laxa tiex*slaxa wadzO k- fOkiisxa k-/ésé dogii- 
kas Ggwixtafyé lacngeexa Sk° iE. Wa, g°flfengsa&mésenufx4 1lax-sh- 


xg-anufx¥ laeng*é6k* dox€watelax genem€otas Yaxcen,yfengsex cla- 


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on both sides on the water and they were not known to me. Then I 
discovered in his canoe close to me at the place where I was at 
anchor €nemdgwis, the Nakiwax-datx¥, He said, ''Oh, son-in-law, 
take care, for these who are at anchor here are the spirits who.are 
referred to by the people of ancient times as War-spirits," thus 

he said to me and hauled in his anchor, Before “he had pulled up 
his anchor a strong tide began to run. Big waves were breaking. 
Then I and nemogwis went ashore and to the house in Dals. Then 
the spirits came along paddling and stopped on the water near the 


place where we had gotten out of our canoes. After that I awoke, 


Then I went to sleep again and a man came and said, ''You did 
well to go ashore quickly for the spirits were ready to take you," 


thus he said to me. Then I awoke. 


50. Dream of Lek-4sa. 

I dreamed I had gone sealing on Xwégatsié. I arrived at the 
point lying towards the moutn and stepped out of my small travell- 
ing canoe in order ta place the anchor line on shore. Then I went 
to the sea side of Xwégatsié. There I saw two large seals lying 
on a seal-rock and I was about to shoot them. Then I saw that 
their heads had long hair and they had human faces, I discovered 
that they were what is called Sea-men. Then I was afraid to shoot 
them. I went away from them. Now I was afraid of them. I had 


not arrived at my small travelling canoe when I awoke. 


51. Dream of Omz-fa. 
I dreamed I was taking a walk with my friend Yaxten. We were 
passing through a door in a wide wall which was standing on the 
ground, Its upper end was invisible. As soon as we had passed 


through I saw the late wife of Yaxten, L1a1é%Tlayugwa. Then I saw 


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g°Sx¥eengsesa léslAlénoxwé, Wa, laeng-é vsalézilayugwdr 1ée14- 
laxés xa&winemé Yaxten ga l&és lagéxs ki€lilasteng-é., Wa, laeng-- 
a€mésen nemOkwé Yaxten ga&s laengé kiilg-afliz laq. Wa, f&eng-a- 
Emésen la taewita x°itstax*flaeng*eqéxs laé amatAlaengsa. WA, la- 
eng’S .ialéxilayugwa axk-ialaeng’e g*axen qen g*axé nd€nakwa qaxs 
la€mék> xek-!ag-fn ta€winemk-, €néx-feng-S,. Wa, la€men ts!ex-€Ida. 
52. Méxés Tsdpialé. 

Laeng*’ék* g&sa laeng*exwa aciasa ke lés€eng- den maxt!éx Aewi- 
nagwisa, Wa, laengren dox€watelaxa g°OkUld 14x OxUsidzafyasa ne- 
gedeng’d. WH, laengeen laét laeng-exa g°-Skwé. WA, laeng-é k- !eas 
kiwalz laq. WA, laeng-en dddeqwalizela lax A€wi€stalizas. Wa, 
laeng*en dOqiilaxa xazxeqasa begwanemée qiénem Axemts!Axa xéxetsemé. 
Wi, laengeen &lak:!ala la ts!endekrasé, Wa, latmen ts!ex-€fd 1a- 
x6q. | 

53. Mexés Ke !6dézxemalyé, 

G-axfeng-aéda hayatilagas®eng:a qiénem daeng*exwa g° igema- 
€y6x €maxwax. Wi, laeng’Ox qtemsa 14 1aq. Wa, &&mésdx laeng-e 
boy&. WH, laengsa&mé dag-flxtaléda hayatilagasaxa babagumaxs laa 
b&engea. Wa, laeng:a€mens g°kildotéex qedk-aeng*exa hayatilagasaxs 
laa dag: flx.alaeng’exa babagima, Wa, lacng*é k* és qidseewa, Wa, 
laf&men ts!ex*€{id 1ax6éq. | 

54. Méxés Wakeas. 
(Koskimo ) 

Méxaék- 1ax-stlaaxu lak*astiaaxY g-ig-flisela lak-asex Madé, 
Lax* steaax¥ewin dox€watak-astlaax¥xé qtemflax-stlaaxwa bébekumala 
LOfk-asé tslétsiedaxx*stsaaxwa ladstaalax-stiaaxUk-as lak-asex 
was Madé, Lak-astiaaxwa alLéx:stJaaxu doxwatak*astiaax" g*axk-a- 
sen, Wa, lax*stiaaxwé dotieg-a€tk-astiaax¥ geaxk-asen, Wa, la- 
x*stsaaxwé Enéx-a, Gwak-asla g-ax g°*éqelsa lak-asxo tiex-axs Ha- 


yatilagas. Hék-astemxat! Hayatilagask*asa lak-as ladstala lak-as-= 


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that this was the house of the ghosts, L!alé%ilayugwa called her 
husband Yaxten to come to her and to lie down. Then my friend 
Yaxten went and lay down with her. I was left standing and saw 
how they were playing together. Then L2aléxflayugwa asked me to 
go home, ''for my husband is going to stay away,"thus she said. 


Then: I awoke. 


52. Dream of Tsdpialé. 
In my dream I went inland to a place which I did not know. 
I saw a house at the foot of a mountain. I entered the house. [I 
did not sit down on the floor. I looked about in the house. Then 


I saw human bones, many in boxes. I was frightened. Then I a- 


53. Dream of K* !édézem. 

In my dream many spirits came to get chief emaxwa He, how- 
ever, did not want to go along. Then he was left by them. When 
the spirits went away they took along a boy. Then our tribe dis- 
covered that the spirits had taken along a boy. He was not found. 


Then I awoke. 


54. Dream of Wak-as. 
(Koskimo ) 

I dreamed I was walking along the river of Madé,. There I 
saw many men walking about and also women. They were going up the 
river of Mad8. ‘The last one (of these people) saw me and spoke 
to me. He said, ''Do not walk on the ground that belongs to these 
spirits who are walking along this river, and they intend to bathe 


in this river.'' Thus the man spoke to me. Then I awoke. 


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x6-.wa lak*astaxaox g*ig*fzxtalak*asta lak*asx6O wak-as6éx, €néx-- 
steaaxwa bekumélax-staaxwe g*axkeasen. Wa, lak*asmen tsfak: fee 
x€ida. 

55. Méxés Gayorelas. 

Loemen k*fx€idaeng-esen méxafyax ganoré, yixg:in méxelék- sé- 
x€widarng'a Lasgeméx Xwégats!é. Wa, laeng-en €14q lageaala. Las 
eng’aasa demsx°6é ts!#€lilaeng-a. Wa, laengen Alax-it séx€wida. 
K: (étstemteng*aémésen lalax-talaxa tsiala. Wa, laeng-atmen Lasge- 
méx Xwégatsié, WA, Ax-stlaakueeng-a&mé Xwégats.é la cagitsazre 
g°axen. Wa, laengea€mé geax q!énema tslék!iwé. Wa, laeng*en q!ia- 
t€acelagéxs qwaxitatyaéda fyag*fmes Xw6 gatsié. Wa, laengten 4la 
k*fx€itsé, WA, latmen gwéx-€itso&sen genemé laxéq. 

56. Méxés Kiwamaxalas. . 

Latng*ék* dzadzéts!axa dz41é6é larng:exwa tiemaiséx. Wa, la- 
eng*en lag-aa l&xa Dzddzadé. Wa, laeng-a€mésen dzadzots!ex-€ida. 
Wa, héeng-atmés At€s mOsgem&engren dzadzots:anemaxs laeng*aé pie- 
1x€idaxa 414 genk-aeng-a. Wa, laengsé g*axa 41a &x°sdk¥u begwa- 
nemeng’a. Wa, laengsé yaqiegsatza. Wa, laeng-é Enék*a: Géla 
Kiwamaxalas gens 18 laxa q!léq!adaxa dzAlé, €néx-teng-é g-aken. 
Wa, héx-fidaeng-afmésen laeng*e lasgeméq. Wa, laengren kiés ma- 
xtid@laxa begwanemeeng?a. WA, laeng-en k!és doqtilaxenuf&xu 1lalad 
qaxs G@laeng-aé la genk*acng*éda pLEI Xela. Wa, laeng*anu&x¥ ho- 
gwit laeng*exa Cwalasfengea g*Okwa. Wa, laeng’é &nék*éda begwa- 
nemeeng:a&: Yiiemen g*SkwOx. NOgwacm Liagwag:ila Lewlilgdmés Q26mo- 
evé, Wa, latmésen gegsadtos Kiwamaxalas ga lalag-ittsa k- léx-- 
k+ladzekwaxs LéLam 14x Asa, €néx-feng’é Lidqwagila g-axfeng: in. 
Wa, laeng*a€mésen Sx-akefengeex watdemas. WA, laengeen YaEwades 
L!aqwag:ila. Wa, laengeatmé Loma aékeila geaxfengeen. Wa, 1a 
Enéx*feng*é claqwag*ila g°axfengeens Wageiztla €yac!av.ex gaxs le- 


Emaéx xeke!8x g*axen. Wa,hé€mésen tsiex-tldg°izé. 


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55. Dream of Gayotelas 

In my dream I was much afraid last night when I dreamed I was 
out paddling and steered towards XwSgatsté. I had almost arrived 
there when a strong tide began to run. Then I paddled hard but I 
could not make any headway against the tide. I was steering 
towards Kwégatsié, but it was as though Xwégatsé was pushing me 
away. Then many gulls came. Now I knew that the sea monster of 
Xw6gatsié was about to come up, Then I was very much afraid. 
Then I was awakened by my wife. 

56. Dream of Kiwamaxdlas. 

In my dream I was walking along the beach to get cockles. 
Then I came to Dzddzad looking for cockles. When I had found four 
cockles a thick fog came up. Then a very beautiful man came. He 
spoke and said, "Come, Kiwamaxalas, let us go where there are 
many cockles," thus he said to me. I followed him at once. I did 
not know the man, and I did not see where we were going, because 
the fog was very thick. Then we entered a large house, and the 
man said, "This is my house. I am cfaqwag-ila, the prince of 
QiSmogwa.. Now I shall have you for my wife, K!wamaxalas, and 
these carved posts I shall give to your father," thus said L!a- 
quag*ila to me. I agreed to his words and I had claqwag:ila for 
my husband. He was very kind to me. clagwag-ila said to me, 
"Now take care. You are going to stay with me all the time." And 


so I awoke, 





lmis dream signifies that a relative of the dreamer is going 
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57. Mxé. 

Méxelég-a qaqesuls Lefwa Swalasfengd g-fla lax Dzawadé, Hé- 
eng’ég-a g*okulé. Wa, laeng-atmésen hanadtiaq laeng-aasé Lax€wel- 
saeng’a gas yaqieg*afxé praxfengeen. Laeng-é €nék-a: Gwala xu- 
nok¥, Nogwaems Ompfwiidos geayala laxg:fn 14x’ gwéx- sdema, Hag’a 
laxgeada Eneldzég*asa wax qa&s hads hanreidaasg’a g-flag-as, ©néx-- 
feng*éda Ewalas g°fla. Wa, laeng*en gqasfida, laengeen doOxewacela- 
engeexa qlénem€eng’aé g*fla. Wa, laengeen k°fxfits. Wa, laen- 
geafmen héxrtsiasé., Wa, laeng-en dzelxtla wax°a laengeexg:fn lat- 
méke 14x na#€naxu€engre laxen geOx¥eeng’a, Wa, ke fés€eng-atien 
qwésg*ilaeng:exg-in ldgea Stiédaeng*c d6x€watelaxa qlém&ladeng’a 
g°ila. Wa laxenten 4la k-ix€idaeng-ts lag-iza tsfex*€Iidé. 

58, Méxés Hayosdésclasxa cLlaclayadzatyé. 

Héemaaxg’fin kufléxék* laxenu€x4 g-Okwe 14x Dzawadé ceewin xa- 
Ewiinemé Warédé, Snék-é Hayosdéselas. Wa, laem maxméxtsiasés msx- 
afyé g-axen yixs claclayadzayaé Hayosdéselasé. Wa, laxaé clacita- 
yadzatyé za€winemasé Warédé, Wa, la &nék-a: 

Héemaaxg*enu€x4 kiitstesfengsék> lax ciasand€yarrg:dsenuex¥ 
gokwaxa gaadlarng*a toteng*ox Watédéxxa dzadzexwélacnxé. Wa, laen- 
g°anulx4 witax atelaxa denxk: {alaeng*-a laxa ox€siwatyas was Dzawadé 
g°axtistalacng-a. Wa gwarelaengsatmesénuex4 qidg-éx qayasfeng:asa 
qiemdemé denx€alafyoreng*esa denxk+!ala. W8, gea€més qayatsa qlem- 
demasé grada yix witexas Hayosdéselas tofeng-és raewinemé:s 

G-ageaxfa nogwa ladtag LOgwalaés mémeyOxwanaé yor LO- 
gwalaéyahék*asto, hatyo, hatyo, natyo. 

Gage axfalétk*asEohos LSgwalads méme yOxwanaésg° aho 
mamenteyés Logwalaés méme yoxwanaé. 

Wa laeng’é qiwéi€édéda denxeflalaeng*ex ctldsam&fyas g°dkwas 
Hayosdéselas, laeng*aas Hadyosdéselasé aexenareiene amasgemala tsf- 
edaxfeng-a geax geax-€idaeng-e 14x denxk: !Alasdasa denxela qie- 


telaxa héeng-a gwex's az€em mayOlem g*fnanem qa€s laeng*é qlexk: !- 


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o7. A Dream. 

I dreamed I had gone out and met a large grizzly bear in 
Knight Inlet. That is where I live. And so I shot at it, and it 
stood up and spoke to me and said, ''Do not do that, child. I am 
your late father. I was killed by that which looks the way I 
look now. Go up the river, and there is a place where you are 


going to see grizzly bears." Thus said thé large grizzly bear. 
Then I went and in my dream I saw many grizzly bears. Then I was 
afraid. I ran away from them intending to run home. I had not 
gone very far when I saw many more grizzly bears walking about. 


I woke up , evidently because I was very much afraid. 


58. Dream of One of Twins. 

"T was lying in our house in Knight Inlet with my husband, 
Wi.éd,"said Hayosdéselas. And then she told me her dream, for 
Hayosdéselas was one of twins, and her husband, Wavéd, was also 
one of twins. She said: 

"T dreamed that we were sitting on the floor of our house, I 
and Witéd, in the morning at the time when the olachen were runn- 
ing. We heard the sound of a song at the mouth of the river of 
Knight Inlet. It was coming up the river. Then we began to un- 
derstand the words of the song which was being sung." And these 
are the words of the song heard by Hayosdéselas and her husband: 

The treasure of the salmon is coming to you, the 
great treasure. Hafyo, hafyo, hafyo. 
Beautifully he is coming, the treasure of the salmon, 
this Mamenzafya of the salmon. 
Then the singing in front of the house of Hayosdéselas 
stopped and in her dream Hayosdéselas saw a small woman coming 
from the place where the sound of the singing had been. In her 


arms she carried something that was like a new born child, and 


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da g*fnanemé laengsex tek: !as Hiyosdéstlas. W&, laengte €nék-é 
MeyOxwaxsem laeng*ex Hayosdéselas: Laems Léxtédies Mamenzatyé 
14xOs Logwafy6x g-axen, €nék-éxs laé x-fstIida. Wa, hé&mis la 
g°ag-f.telatsen genemé la bewéxewitsdx wisax, nék°é Wa.rédé yfixs 
laé maiméxtsia qaen. Wa, laem laba laxéq. 

Wa, g°fl&mésé hézogwila bewekwé Hayosdéselasé laé mayor€itsa 
babagumé. WA, g*flmésé ganurfida laé 6tléd méxelasa Amisgemala 
MeyoOxwaxsem-g*axteng*e kiwagsallz 1laxg*fn héxk- !6denddzé1izx<eng-- 
aden. Wa, laeng’é qlexelizaxox wisax laeng*exOx Mamentatyéx. Wa, 
laceng’é yaqlegraf%a, Wa, laengeé Enéks g-axf€eng-fn: Laems fya- 
LSALOL qast qageas LOgwex-doxg*ds LEewOs taewinemEX, WEgea héme- 
nazyaem gomsasa gugumty imé LEewOS xa€winemé, wi, g:a&mésg-a Mamen- 
tafyék:. Wa, hé&mis qa&s &naxwafmads tatan&&los x-ix-Omsaxa ma- 
Smaitsiagé tsteltsielk-sa k*a€misa tslég-inaga. Wa, lacé gwa&yims 
k*tatsemévas xaaplacasox. Wa, hé€maa qasd k-iés nanagég:étxen war- 
demé 16t laxa nemx:fidata latmésen geax Etoxwatxwa g*fnanemex, 
Enéx*€eng*é geaxen, ©nék-sé Hayosd&atlax g°axen laé mazméxts!a. 

Wa, la€mé xaapélase€wa qexeyowé gwéx-semala xadpia. Wa, 14- 
xaé axeétse€wa tsieltstelk-asa tstég-inaga qa Latanewés x-ix-Omsas 
Hiyosdéselasé vetwis ra&wineme Waredé. Wa, 1a k !e&s gwe ©yOLasex 
gigumeyfima, Wa, hétéa la mOsgemék-flaxa €mekWlé xtindkwas Haéyosdé- 
selasaxs g*axaé Wa.rédé yix zatwinemas Hayosdéselas laxg-fn g-6- 
kike, wa, 1a €nékea, ‘ya qast, yakeaeng-entax ganolé qadx wisax. 
Wa, la€mé mayméxts!a qaen. Wa, 1a Enékeas G-axfengeaa wilx-wil- 
g°Erafya mémafya mexamalis laeng*exdx TsAxisax lacng*aas €14q &na- 
x°€Idex gaalax-de. Wa, g°axfeng’sd gwefya&sen genemé MeyOxwaxsem, 
g°axfengee g°axéca laeng exenutxu g°okwéx., WA, laeng*é &lake fala 
xawis g-axenu&x4 Lofeng*en genemox Hayosdéselaséx. Wa, laeng’é 
Enékea: G*axemenuex¥ daxox Mamentayafyéx laxen watdemx-*iddd. Ha- 


yosdéselas gqa€s6 k%!és Ewifla nanagég* éxen Léxsfalayu qafs Axsef&- 


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she placed the child in the lap of Hayosdéselas., Then the child 
disappeared in the body of Haéyosdéselas. Then the salmon woman 
said to Hayosdés#las, 'You will call this treasure which you re- 
ceived from me Mamenzatya," thus she said and disappeared. ‘From 
that time on my wife was pregnant with this child," said Wa.éd 

when he was telling me this dream. Now that is the end of this. 

When Haéyosdéselas had been pregnant the right length of time 
she gave birth to a boy. As soon as night came she dreamed again 
of the little salmon woman. "She came and sat down on the floor 
of the house at my right side. She was carrying this littie child 
Mamenzatya in her arms and she spoke. She said to me, 'Now be 
careful, friend, of this your treasure, you and your husband. Al- 
Ways paint yourself with ochre, you and your husband, and also this 
Mamenzaftya., And also put on the sides of the head two feathers of 
a gull, and the painting on the cradle shall be a whale. And fur- 
thermore, if you do not obey what I tell you, I am going to come 
and take back this child.' Thus she said to me in my dream," said 
Hayosdéselas to me as she was telling me her dream. 

Then a cradle with a notched head piece was made and gull 
feathers were placed on each side of the head of Haéyosdéselas and 
her husband Wavéd. They were not able to get any ochre, Now the 
child of Hayosdéselas was four months old. Then Wa.réd, the husband 
of Hayosdésclas came into my house and. said,"Oh friend, last night 
I had an evil dream relating to this child." And so he told me his 
dream. He said, All kinds of salmon came to me in canoes here to 
Fort Rupert in the morning when day was dawning. Then she of whom 
my wife spoke, the salmon woman, came into my house, She was very 
angry with us, particularly with my wife Hayosdéselas. She said, 
"We have come to take away Mamenzafya, according to what I told Ha- 
yosdéselas, namely, if you did not follow all my instructions re- 


lating to the dress which Mamentafya should wear (which I gave you 


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wos qa q!walax*X%tsOx Mamentayatyéx 1lax6s, g-ax®énafyé 1lax-datxé., 
Enéx:feng*’é MeyOxwaxsemaxs laeng*’aé qlexelizaxa g:finamemaxs laé la- 
wels 1laxa tlex-fla. WA, laeng-a&mé 1laxsé MeyOxwaxsem lixa A.enxé- 
eng’a xwalk lina . Wa, laeng-é €wiSla sebetatya qiénemfengsd xwaxwakti- 
nasa meme YOxWaNA 

Wi, héx*€idatmésen tslake !fx€fIda gen d6xewidéx Mamenzaya€fyé,. 
Wa, len ddqtilagéxs mf&lérfmasé, Wa, len gwéx*fidex Haiyosdéselasé,. 

Wa, laf&mésen mazxmextstasen méxatyé6. Wa, g°-il€mésen €wifla néxvasen 
mexafyé 14q laas .yaqsegraexé Hayosdéselasé, Wa, 14 €nékeay Gware- 
latmég’in k*fxala qaxs gwaxela&maé Enékea g°axe tadtsox uement aye 
yéx g°axens. yixs &nék-aé MeySxwaxsem g*axen qa&so k° lés EwlEla Ax€- 
6derxen la Léteqalaso® qats Axsefwos qa Seah ese cat. Mamentaqee 
Eyéx g°axten xwélaqaz dateq €nékeaé, Wa, héemxanawis ©né&nak-ixts 
MeyOxwaxsemé qaxgi{ns hewaxék: latex gigimtyfma qadx, €nék-é. 

Wi, yiduxeptenxwats€més *nalasa g-{nanemaxs 1laé wik: '4x€éda. 
Wa, g*ax€mésen Ax€laxgeada qexeyOkU gwex*semAla xaapia. Wi, laem 
laba laxéq. 

; 59, Méxés Gaaxstalas. 

Méxelé g°ax ganotasa Swifwilsgemakwa lélqwilatatya g-axfeng:e 
Léxa€lamemfeng*esa grigdméyoitaé Negddzéyora. Wa, laeng-é yiwixet- 
laxa Alaeng‘a Sk-Jéqala naxwaeng-éda babe gwanemeeng Leewa ts!é- 
daxctengea. Wa, laengeen 4xso® gen x*-fsfidé, Wa, laeng*af&mésen x* fe 
s€{ida. WS, laeng-en doqtilaeng-exa tslaqag:ila pauelpiaee yixs laen- 
geaa plexeida gafs 1a taddarng-en 14x g*dkwasa ts!aqag:ild nana lakwa. 
Wi, laengsaémé qiaqid.lamatsa toxewidé g-axtEng-en fnaxwa gwatyit- 
lilatsa tOxtwidé. Wa, lacngsa&mé gex-fid g-axfeng-en gats 1a 1a€- 
stalizelaeng-esg-fin x*Omsek* laeng:exa leqawalizfeng*asa Cwalas&- 
eng’a g*okwa. Wa, g°axfeng?S xwélaqa Axtarelodaeng-esg*in x*om- 


sek*. WA, laf&men ts!ex-ida. 


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at the time) when he came to you.’ Thus said the salmon woman, and 
she took the child in her arms and went out of the door. Then the 
salmon woman went aboard the canoe from the side of the canoe which 
was towards the shore. Then the many canoes of the salmon went away. 
"As soon as I awoke I locked at Mamentafya. I saw he was lying 
in the house. Then I called H&yosdéselas and told her my dream. Ag 
soon as I ann told my dream to her Hiyosdéselas spoke and said, 
"Right from the beginning I was afraid on account of what she said 
th the beginning when she brought Mamenzafya to us. For the salmon 
woman said "If you do not do everything I tell you, if any of these 
is not taken for the dress of Mamenrafya, I shall come back and 
take him," as she said this. Now it seems the salmon woman means | 
that we never got ochre for him.'" | 
Three-days after this the child died. I have got the notched 
cradle with the painting of the whale. That is all. 


59, Dream of Gaaxstalas. 

I dreamed last night about all the tribes that had been invited 
by the late chief Neg’ ddzé, He gave a winter ceremonial and all the 
men and women were very happy. Then I was taken and I was to dis- 
appear, and.so I disappeared. Then I saw the superazatural beings, 
the Givers of the Winter Gavenonar: They flew and took me to the 
house of the magical powers, the Givers of the Winter Ceremonial. 
That was the place where I was taught the war dance, all the ways 
of the war dance. Then my hsad was cut off and I walked with my 
head around the fire in the middle of a large house. Then my head 


was put back. After that I awoke. 


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60. Méxés Q!walents!ésxa pdxala. 

Méxelég*a laengre laxa 6k+ladzélisasens nalax. Laeng*en qi- 
saeng*’a. Wa, laeng-en dox*watelaxa g:okwa. Wa, laengeen gwa€sta 
lacng*exa g*Okwé. Wa, ke 'éstengsatmésen Sx-fageaatelaeng*e lagéxs 
g°axtengeaéda Ala €x*sdk¥Y tsiedaxfengsa gqats g*axfeng’é gaqatyala- 
eEng°’e g°axen. Wa, héengratmés g*flfeng-e yaqleg-atza tsledags 
gaxfengeen. W&, laeng’é €nékeas Gélak-as€la add. Sd&men gwe- 
Ey gen xafwinems, Gélagea gens la hogwita laxg’a goxUg-asg* in 
Ompa, €néx-feng:éda tsiedagé g-axfeng-fin, WA, laeng:atmésenuexY 
hogwit laengeexa 41a laeng-e éx: g*Okwa. Wa, laeng*é6éda ts!edagé 
néxyaxés Ompfeng*axs le€maé taewaden. Wa, laeng’é Ala ts!enkwa la- 
q-ilyoxftin begwanems waidemasés xundkwé. Wa, laeng:aem k: 6s 
héYqialéda begwanemen gegtades xUndkwas. WA, lacrigee€ma begwane- 
mé €néx-fengre gafs ke !élax-€idé g-axfengeen. Wa, laengeen Ala 
k°fxeltsé. Wa, héemxanawésen lag-iza ts!lex-cidé, 

Wa, len 6tst6 méx€ida gaxa k:!és€maé Sx-azta ga€s €nax€idé. 
Wa, g°axxen méxelasa tsiedagé Etiéda., Laeng’é €nék-a, Hagea la€- 
sta laxa wa qa&s h&taxéLdsaxwa héenx.éx gaxs hé€maé ax-iflalaxens 
Enaladgen Ompé, Enéx:feng-éda tsledagé g*-axtengeen. Wa, héx*ida- 
eng*atmésen la la€staengee laxa wd Ogiifla 1lax6x waxs Tsaxis. Wa, 
héeng-atmésen 4xé gwax la€staeng*e laxa wixg-fn 1éx- tstex*€ida. 

wi, g°fl€mésen tsiak: fextidexgefin ldk- Lax€iliz qen 14 la€sta 
laxwa waxs Tsaxis. 

61. Méxés Lek &sa, 

Méxelégea geaxtengee Lé&lalasd&sa be gwanema qenufx¥ laeng’é 
laeng’exa &k* fadzélisasens €nfila. Wa, laeng:é dax-fidaeng*exg*in 
hézxk* [6xrtsiané atyasd. Wa, laeng’S wig-flsa dazax-sdxen afyasoxs 
lag*anufx4 negosta&la é&k- {6zela. Wa, laeng: anuéxu lax*s& laxa 
tiéx- 118 laeng*ex ne gedzatyos &k* ladzélisasens €nalax. Wa, laen- 
g°6da begwanemé tslats!emx*silasa €naxwa AxAxizx %- sexa g°dkwa. 


Wa, laengeé €néxe qenu&x4 14 qasfida.Wa, laeng-enu&xU qasfida, 


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60. Dream of the shaman Qiwalents!és. 

I dreamed I had gone to the other side of our world the sky 
I went up and saw a house. Then I approached the house. Before 
I was close to it a very beautiful woman came up to me. Then the 
woman spoke first to me. She said, "Thank you, lord. You previa 
one to whom I refer as my husband. Come, let us go into into the 
house of this,my father," thus the woman said to me. Then we 
entered the beautiful house. Then the woman told her father that 
she had me for her husband. He became very angry, the one who was 
a very old man, on account of the speech of his daughter. The man 
would not permit me to have his child as my wife. Then the man 
said he was going to knock me down. Then I was very much afraid 


of him... This was evidently the cause why I awoke. 


Then I went to sleep again, for it was not yet near morning. 
Then the dream about the woman came again. She said," Go into 
the water in the river so that you may be successful this summer. 
My father is the one who takes care of the world," thus she said 
to me. Immediately I went into the water of the river, into this 
river of Fort Rupert. After I finished bathing I woke up. 


As soon as I began to be awake, I went into the water of this 

river of Fort Rupert. | 
61. Dream of Lek-4s. 

I dreamed I had been called by a man to go with him to the 
upper side of our world the sky . He took my right hand. 
Then he went up holding my hand while we were going straight up. 
Then we passed through the door in the middle of the upper side of 
our world. The man showed me everything that was in the house 
there, Then he said to me that we should go on. We went along. 


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Wa, laeng’&mé Enéx- gas 14 tsiats!emx-silas kwaxiinxelisasens na- 
lax g°ax€engeen, Wa, lacengeenuex4 lageaa laeng-exa kwaxiinxelisa- 
sens €nalax laeng*aas SnSk-az Yuem lalax’sflatsa g°fng* fnanemaxs 
laS bew6xwidaydsés abempté g°ax-Id lax 8k: !adzélisasa €nalax. Wa, 
hag*a 1ax*sox gqa&s lads ni€nakwa,. Aemten g*iwalaté. gats k* !ésads 
taxtmala 1axés qats!6né6.ads, néx*feng*éda begwanem g°axfeng’en. 
Wa, g°ax€eng’en qgaisfida, Wa, wégeaatientaxg-in ladk> talex-€ida. 
62. Méxés “maxilag’flis. 

Laeng*ék* placitlale laeng-exa Sk°!6, Héeng-e gwéx’s lala- 
dzolits!a dxadsasa t!6t!6 ytxs néxraracng-atmaéda tlotioxa tnala. We, 
laeng*en naxwa doqiilaxox &€witstaeng-axsens Snalax, Wa, laeng*en 
wax’ €néx- gen g*axfeng’é bané&sta. Wa, laeng*en k: fefs gwex: i - 
daasteng*a, Wa, lacng*een @lak: fala k-fzfida, Wa, latmen tslex:e- 
fd laxéq. 

63. Méxés Snax*nag‘em. 

Méxélég°a laeng*e laxa g*Skwasa m&€sila laeng*ex i lasddésa- 
sens €nalax, Wa, laeng*en k* és q!ftelaxen lag*izfeng-a 1laq. Wa, 
laeng*en dodqiilaeng*exen Ompfwita laq. Wa, laeng-é fyak-!ala geaxe- 
Eng*enmLaxg*’in lak: 14x axas€eng’aes. Wa, laeng’é axk: fala g*ax€engen 
qen g*axé néfnakwa, Wa, laeng*en melxewatelagéxs geyotadxye teflen 
Smpewita. Wa, g°axfengeen néfnakwa. Wa, la&men tslex-€ida laxéq. 

64. Mé@xés Gwagwadaxela, 

M6xelégea layOeng*e laxa qwésala &€winagwisa yfeng-asa be gwa- 
nemaen ke fésfengee martisra, Wa, laeng’a&menufx4 yayaselaxa ogi~’ 
gata xwakiima. WH, lacngeen €nénk-{6x€id qen watixa be gwineme- 
Eng?’a lax geayoflasteng-as. Wa, laeng’S yaqleg-atzya. Wa, laen- 
gS €nékea: Qiftela€mentaxs €nénk: légatyaqios yixs nék-aaqds 
witads laxen g*aydflasa. Wa, la€mésen néYaco.. NOgwacm mazp!ena- 
tosaxa Swalasé tiotioxés dégitS€saxa dzaqwa, &néx-feng-Sda begwa- 
nemé, Wa, laengeen Ala k°fxfits watdemas. Wa, latmen ts!ex-flda 


len 6tsto méex€ida, 


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"through this (hole) pass the children when they are born, when they 
come from the upper side of the world. Now pass through it and go 
home. I am going to help you that it may not be hard for you to 


pass through." Then I went on, but before I arrived I awoke. 


62. Dream of Smaxiilag-flis. 

In my dream I flew upwards, It was as though I was going to 
the place where the stars are, for the stars were showing in the 
daytime. I saw all around our world, Then I wished in vain to go 
down again, I was not able to do so. I was very much afraid, 


Then I awoke, 


63. Dream of nax-nag-em. 

I dreamed I was going to the house of the Master of the Sal- 
mon on the sea side of our world. I do not know why I was going 
there, There I saw my late father. Then he scolded me because I 
had gone to the place where he was. He asked me to.go back home. 
Then I remembered that my late father had died long ago. Then I 
went home. Then I awoke. 

64. Dream of Gwagwadaxela. 

I dreamed I had been taken by a man unknown to me to a distant 
place. We were travelling in a strange looking canoe. I thought 
I would ask the man where he came from. Then he spoke to me and 
said, "I know your thoughts. You wish to ask me where I come from. 
I will tell you. I am the great star which goes down twice and 
which you see in the evening,'' said the man. Then I was afraid on 


account of his speech. I awoke and I went to sleep again. 


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Lacng*a laeng*exwa Aciéx senqaxa de fnas Lofeng*en 2aewiinemdo= 
X6 .Lelélewsk: Swirs. Wa, g°flfeng-atmésenuex4 aceg-ila laeng*aen 
YSEwinmemOxXS celélewék* Cwit6 Axk-falaceng-c g-axfeng’en qenuéxu 
kitistelsé. WE, laeng*anuex4 kiisfelsa, WA, laengeafmen melxtwa- 
Lelagéxs geyoOrtaor rte®la, Wa, laeng’é nékeas ya, adi, coma°- 
men qlayaqeléds Wa, len &lake fala teng-as ga€s, qlagwid&, Wa, 
lageanems k* {6s f.atia g°igeaéxfédaénox¥ geaxentaxs laéx xtaewade - 
sox NOXbafyax. Wa, la&mésen 18% lats!ax laxs bats!&q!ds qen Aba- 
yadads, €nék°éxs laé x°fstida. Wa, laeng*en gasfida gen ldeng-e 
laxa wig*exekula gen senxeédé lacng*exa Sx*pléqala dzeseqwa. Wa, 
laceng’S qsénemfeng*en senganemé defnasa. Wa, laengeen yittsemdeq 
qen Oxcex°*fidéq. Wa, geaxfengeen na&nakwa lacng*exenufxU g-okwéx. 
Wa, héxe€idaeng*a€mésen tslek: !axelaeng*exen yaewinemex. Wa, laen- 
geatmé babalen zxa€winemaxa geyoxewita xefla. Wa, laengsa&mé €né- 
keen xa€winems gas k° félax°€Idé g-axfeng-en. WA, laeng*en Alax-- 
€ld k°fxflts lag-ita tslex*eidés laxéq. 

66. Méxés Ke fasdgwiflaku, 

Méxelégeagé g°-axfeng’Oxda Smekiilax laeng*exwa bafnéx &€wina- 
gwisa, Wa, ge: tleeng-atmésd g°axfelsteng*’a g°axaasa begwanema g° fin 
Kewils€eng*a lax tien&€yasa *mekila. WA, laeng’é Léxstalaxwa 
Kwageuzéx qa k- {6sés0x Ltécicsapsa LO ga ke léss6x g*ald.apiax 
dadek*asasés bexaté Lo& qa k* és6s6x X6memax genemasés bexité. 
Hdemis qa hémenatatmésdx ts!elwaqaxa bekwSlénokwacns qa wax6s6 
g°iwala lax-da&xo., néx°feng’éda begwanemasa mekiila. Wa, la- 
men tslex*€ida, 

67. Méxés Melédé. 

MéxelSk* laeng*ee laxa &k° la afwinagwisaxa alacng’& Skea. 
Laeng*en déqiilaxa qiénem€eng-axa Cnaxwax-stiaaxema tslédaq. 

Wi, g°ax€eng*éda Enemdkwés laq gas yadyaqlente’mé g°axfeng-en,. 


Wa, lacngeaemé Léxsfala g*axfeng-en qen gwatlag:i Lélkiwala qax- 


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65. Bad Dream of Gaaxstalas. 

In my dream I went into the woods to peel cedar bark, togeth- 
er with my late husband telélewék*. We were going inland. Then my 
late husband asked me to lie down with him. Then we lay down. 

Then it oocurred to me that he had died long ago. Then he said, 
''Oh mistress, I am in great trouble for your sake. I long for you 
very much, mistress. You do not think of me at all since you have 
NOXb6E for your husband. So I am going to enter your womb that 

you may become my mother," thus he said and disappeared. Then in 
my dream I went to a cedar grove and peeled a good many cedar trees. 
I had a great deal of cedar bark which I had peeled. Then I tied 
it up and put it on my back. In my dream I came to my house and in 
my dream I told my husband. Then my husband became jealous on ac- 
count of the one who had died long ago. In my dream my husband 


said he would beat me. Then I was afraid and therefore I awoke, 


66. Dream of K: laségwiflaku, 

I dreamed that the Moon came down to our world. As soon as 
she reached the ground a man stepped out of the side door of the 
Moon, Then he told the Kwageut not to hate one another and not to 
steal the property of their fellow men and not to seduce the wives 
of their fellow men and also this, that they should pray to the Orea- 
tor of man, "that he may pity you and help you,™ said the moon man. 
Then I awoke, 

67. Dream of Meléd,. 

I dreamed I was going to the upper world, which was very beau- 

tiful. Then I saw many people and all of them seemed to be women. 


One of them came to me and spoke to me and advised me never to 





lmis dream means that the dreamer Will have a son, but also 
that her husband will die shortly after the birth of the child. 


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geenufx™ qiatelatmé g-Axs hémenaXatmaagos Lélkiwalaxs yaqient !a- 
laagds laxa k!w6x6 14x3s g°dkwads 1laxa batné Atwinagwisa. Wa, 
qasd hdx-sd gwék: alaré la&mSts zalawatelacox laxwa g*igemag/cnutx4 
qasd dadelit!asdztsGx.: Wa, hé€mis qa&s k-lésads g°flétax dadck-a- 
gas Cnemwiyots. Wa, héemis qats k-iésads Lsésilaxés bexewitos. 
Wi, hé€maa qasd nanagég’S Cwlflaxen waxdemi®ldla 14. la.es k- leas 
k*fElemiox, Enéx°feng’dS g-axtengeen. Wa, laeng-a&mé axk* fala gen 
geaxé naifnakwa. Wa, laeng’é Axstodaxa tiéx-fldsa dian&fyasa wa- 
lasteng’i g°Okwa. Wa, laeng*en lawelsa,. we, fengea€mésen hép$- 
aXto dOxtwarelaxen g°Ox4¥Eeng?&. Wa, latmen tslex*€id laxéq. 
68. Méxés maxillag’ilis. 

Méxelég*fintas Mr, Hall gano.é €nék-s Smaxilag’flis g-axen- 
Laxa laxenté ma€zenxé tsldwinxas €néx-demas g°axen. WA, la €nék-a: 

KiwaézEteng’ék° laxa €stengeaé nos g°Skwa laeng*en nanfig&x°- 


silaeng’exen nfgafyé senaeng’ex g*Ogwaddsa ésfeng-ad Ex geoxue= 


eng-en 1&i kiwasflastengea, Wa, laeng*’é yaqleg-aftfeng’Sda be gwa- 


nema laeng*exen a€wap!é6lizs, Wa laeng’é6 €ndéx-fengea; Wa, €ne- 
mweyot, maxiilag:flis, masos axsewéx laxwa g*Okwéx néx-eng-6, 
Wa laeng’m mels€ida gqaeng’en doxtwidéq. Wa, laengeen mazrt!ég-a- 
alElagéxs hSengeaé Mr. A. J. Hall xa lafleladdtas fyflisé, Wa, 
lacng‘aémS g*fltia ts!dlemeeng’S qléxuts!aeyas dadatelawakwa. WA, 
laeng’S tsldlemfeng’s tetemtfengsa&s hdbetsema.,. Wa, laeng-é a&mo- 
ts6estaaxtsa k: Aléda Letem®fengeas. Wa, laeng’é leqé€walaxa k-4- 
16 héeng*é gwéx-sa Li6sela. WH, laeng*é genxflaxa gelg-ex*dla 
k*Alk:fenfengea. Wa, laeng*en Laxeilizteng-a qen saxaeng*ésen 
hézk: [6tslanatyé, laeng-atmen wax €nék-fengea gen dabatts!anéq. 
Wa, laeng*’é €nékea ke !é6 k*!6 gqaxg°fn latmé Sgiixeida, qaxg°fn g°a- 
fmék* LéxsfalayorO. lax Tsaxisé, yixg:fn lak: qiwalax-.tena gaxg*fn 
la€mék* laxa Skea &€winagwisa. Hé€mésen lag:iza k-!és dabarts!a- 
nend6t gqaxs k* !6saaqg6s €nemx:€Idalét laxen Léxsalayoxtad. Enéx: b= 


Eng’6xs laeng*aé x*fstida, Wa, laem labéda méxatyas Smaxtilag: f- 


speak a lie," for I know that you always lie when you talk about 
the feasts that you give to your tribe in the country down below. 
If you go on talking this way you will fare 111 with our chief 
here when he judges you. And you shall not steal your brother's 
property and you shall not hate your fellow men. If you obey 
what I tell you will have no reason to fear," thus she said to me. 
Then she asked me to go home. She opened the rear door of the 
house and I went out, and when I looked up I saw my house. Then 
I awoke, 

68. Dream of emaxilag: flis.! 

"IT dreamed this night of Mr. Hall," said ©maxitlag’flis to 
me. It may be two years since he told me this dream. He said:— 

I dreamed I was sitting in a house, not mine, and I thought 
in my mind who might be the owner of the bad house in which I was 
sitting. Then a man behind me spoke and said, "Oh brother, &ma- 
xilag’flis, what are you doing in this house?'' I turned around 
and looked at him and recognized Mr. Hall, the former missionary 
at Alert Bay. He wore a long black coat and a biack cap covered 
his head. His black cap was embroidered all around with gold. 

On his forehead he wore gold which shone like the sun. Then I 

arose and stretched out my hand, intending to take his hand. Then 

he said, "Oh, no! I am now different, for as I used to preach to 
you at Fort Rupert I am dressed thus because I am now in the world 
above. I cannot take your hand because you did not obey what I 
preached to you," thus he said and he disappeared. That was the end 


of the dream of maxiilag:flis on the twenty-eighth of February. 





- This man is know as a dreamer. He belongs to the Sént!em. 


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lisaxa ha&ma&%giinarexsag&la Snala laxa February. 

Wa, 14 €laq labéda Smektilasa April g-axaa k*!ddekwé g°ax-{t 
1ax England tsiek-axelas Mr, Hallaxs wék--ifx€6daaxa a.eboxsa- 
gfila €nalasa €megwab&sa q:éxelaxa February. Wa, léx-aSmSsen 14- 
geiza Gqitisex méxatyas Smaxiilag:flisé yixs h&x-tida&maé g-ax ma- 
xrméxtslasés méxatyaxa gadldisés méxelax*demas Mr. Hallé q!walen- 
kwa. 


Wi, héem gwe&ydsa bakiumé Alak: fala méxtsiasa LO& aék-aeng-c. 


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When the month of April was almost gone a letter came from 
England telling of Mr. Hall's death on the twenty-seventh day of 
the month of February. The only point that makes me‘ believe the 
dream of €maxiilag’flis is that he came at once and told me about 
his dream in the morning he had dreamed about Mr. Hall dressed up 
in this way. 


That is what is called by the Indians a true dreamer and a 
good dream. 


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RANK P?R..O°P-E-ROTSy) Ay ND iy N ee her eh eee 


Gelp!énoxu Leewa tidgwig’é. 

Wi, hé€maéxs kiwélasaéda begwanemaxa qiésgemakw6 1élqwdlaca- 
Eya; wa, g°il€mésé cLidpa tiex¥sdsxa ndxwa hé€madmasa, wa, 1a ax- 
tsldyowa ha€m#itasa kiw6éxé6 laxa 26elq!iwé; wa, g°fl&mésé6é la €wiEla 
Axtsteewakwa XSelqiwisa hé€madmasé laas Lax€iliza elkwisa g:Ige- 
ma€yéxa k!wélasé. Wa, 1& yaqleg:a€z6éda elkwa, Wa, 14 Enék-a; 
Qi. qgitas hé€maéx gwék: falasé, €x-laxaéten qentdo fem 1ax Lagax*sa-~ 
x°@idlax6 qadx M&fnakildxwa k- !és€onokwax:sa gelpa qa dwaxaflatsa 
kiw6éxS laxa €nax€neméxta XY6qiwa. Wa, sd€méts Yaqor!é6qelas laems 
g°axt tldgwig-exgeada gelpsénoxiike yixg:a M&€nakilak- yiitax k- /é- 
k* fes€Snokwaaqgdsasa hd gwég°ilé &nék-é yixs g*aydtaé M&Enakiila 
1ax €neemémotasa Séniiemé,. Wa, 1&8 geaydx6 Yaqorléqelasé lax €ne&- 


mémotasa kikwaksimasa Gwétela. WA, héx-€idatmésé M&enakiila Ld 


‘Yqorléqelas g*ax lax mexélasasa XOelqiwé qa&s hos®{déq. Hémé 


MAEnakiila hdsaq lagéxs c!ienqaasa g*fltia tsléstala daaxUs laxa 


XGelqiwé. Wa, g°f1&mésé neq&xréda tGelqiwa hodsé€s laé Enék°é MA~ 
Enakiila neqixtafai. Wa, la Ydqouséqelas tidxewidxa nemé 1axés 
qomaisés héi%k: fotstanafyé laqgéxs Afmaé elxratya tldgwig-atyé Yaqo- 
Liéqelas yis M&€nakilaxa gelpiénoxwé. Wa, g°fl&més6 maitsemg-u- 
st@wa XGelqiwé hosés M&€naktila laé €nék-a ma€itsemgeastaai. Wa, 
la Yaqouséqelasé tiax€widxés ts!emalax-ts!anatyé, Wa, héx-s&€mésé 


gwéeg-ilé. Wa, g-flemésé yiiduxUsemg:ustawexiéda XOElqiwa laé la 


Poeenekyo re nO Pee RT Yo CA N D-Ll*NHE RITA NUE 


Counter and Tally Keeper. 

When a man gives a feast to different tribes/and when the clover 
roots or all kinds of food are done,/the food that is to be eaten by 
the guests is put into the dishes. As soon as all(5)the food has 
been put into the dishes, the speaker of the chief,/the host, stands 
up, and the speaker speaks and says:/"Yes, indeed this is the way to 
speak, However, would it be good, if I should just ask anyone to 
call out the names?/ For here is M&€nakila, whose hereditary privilege 
it is to count the number of/guests to each dish. And you, Yaqor!éqe- 
las, you(10)will come and count with M&€nakila, for you have this/ 
hereditary privilige of doing so," said he, for M&€nakiila belongs to 
the/numaym Sénci!em and Yagoréqelas belongs to the/numaym Kikwak!im 
of the Northerners. Madea nmadtaraay M&€nakiila and/Yaqot!éqelas come 
to the dishes that are on the floor, and begin to count. It is(15) 
M&€naktila who counts them pushing with the long tongs which he is carry- 
ing/the dishes, and after he has counted ten dishes, then MA&nakiila says/ 
"Ten dishes,’ and Yaqo.féqelas folds under/the thumb of his right hand, 
for Yaqo.!égelas is the tally keeper/of M&€nakiila, who is the counter. 
‘And as soon as twenty(29)dishes have been counted by M&€nakula, he 
says, ''Twenty dishes," and/then Yaqor!éqelas folds down his first fin- 


ger, and he continues/doing so, and as soon as there are thirty dishes, 


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yadux'piena &nék*éda g*elpiénoxwé neqéx.ta. Wa, lada tlagwig:atyé 
yix Yigou!éqelas tiaixewidxés €ndlax-tsianatyé. Wa, g°fl&mésé 
gwaz hosaxa XSElqiwé laé M&&naktila LO& Yeqo.séqelas qasfida qa®s 
14 Laxewalizdacx¥ 1ax clasalizasa kiw6éxé. Wa, la M&&nakila ©néx-- 
xés tlagwigeatyé Yaqocléqelas; Qiéqiatéalatox laxa Sneméxra 16- 
qgiwa, &nék*éxs 1aé hOsfidxa begwanemé. WéSg-a tidgwig*écex. 
Enemok4, maflok¥, yuduk¥, mokY¥, sekeJ6k4¥, qeersok¥, Sneméxca 15- 
qiwa. €nemOk4¥, mafl6k¥, yiiduk¥, mok¥, sek*lOkU, qeeLsoku¥, maxex- 
La XOelqiwa. €nemdk¥, mafldk4¥, yiiduk¥, moOkY, sek lOk4, qleLsok4, 
yiiduxtixia YSelqiwa. Wa, hé€mis la tladgwig’ésd&s Yadqo.2éqelas. 
Wa, héem ke {6k fesfonokwé M&fnakila LO& Yaqo.iéqelatsés gwigwila- 
g°flflasé g*ig-frela laxa nuxunetmisé lax Qalogwis. Wa, laem 
ke lefs gwéx-fidaas las 14xés tsiedaqé xtindkwa yfixs k- feAsaé be- 
gwanems sasemas, wa, hé&misés hénax:fidaats las laxa begwanemé 
xindxusés tsiatya &naxwa yix M&fnakiila LO& Yaqio.téqelas. Wa, 
la ke 26s qitinala hédéda €ndlastiegemafyé begwanem xtindx¥sa gel- 
plénox¥ laats gelpsénox4eénatyasés Smpé yixs hadé q!itinadla laatsa 
gelp.énoxwa amafyfnxafyas sasemas. Wa, h€emxaawisé gwég-iléda 
tligwig*6& lax wazdemasa bak!im yfixs €nék*aaq nendlowa ©ndlast!~ 
Egemafyé sasema. Wa, la €nékeeq nénfgadéda dmatyfinxatyas sase- 
mas. WA, laem laba. 
Kiwak!waxsdalaxa q!ap!dénox, 

Wai, hé&maé Kiwak!waxsdalaxa q!dp!déénoxwasa ne &mémotasa 
Kiikwakitimasa Gwétela, Wa, laem nemOx€tim qlapiixa d.eboxgema- 
ke les €nazenetmématsa Gwétela. WA, héem &lak- tala g-dg-f.elé 
Kiwakiwaxsdala laxa tstetsiaq& 14x Qalogwisxa niixunéemisé. Wa, 
héem Légemsé 1axés Qldplaénoxwaé Pexematya, yixs laé yadqwasa c!a- 
gekwé cefwa yasekwe Lec&wa tsidina Leewa qemxwa laxa ©naxwa bébe- 
gwanema Leewa &naxwa ts!8daga Leewa €naxwa g*fng:fnanema. Wa, 
ld Légades K+ /&dé laxa baxis. Wa, 1a cégades Tiéqwap yixs laé 


€wilas k!wélatsa c!é€na 14x Dzawadé, ytxs gegadaéda g-alds K: !&- 


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then(1)the counter says, "Three times ten dishes," and the tally 
keeper ,/Yaqo.léqelas, then folds under his middle finger, and after/ 
they finish counting the dishes, M&fnakiila and Ydqor!éqelas go and/ 
stand at the outer end of the guests and M&€naktila says(5)to his 

tally keeper, Yadqo.!é6qelas, "There will be six men to each dish," / 
thus he says while he is counting the men," Now keep the tally. One 
man, two men, three men, four men, five men, six men. One dish!/ One 
man two men, three men, four men, five men, six men./ Two dishes! 

One man, two ae) three men, four men, five men, six men.(10) Three 
dishes!" Now Yaqor!éqelas keeps tally./ This is the hereditary 
office of M&&nakiila and Yaqorléqelas that they are doing/beginning 
from the myth people at Crooked Beach, They/cannot give this to their 
daughters if they have no/sons, and they mst give it to the son(15) 
of their younger brothers, both M&€nakiila and Yaqov!éqelas./ Often 

it is not the oldest son who is a counter, If the father is a counter, 
then generally/the youngest one of the children will be the counter, 
and this is also in the same way with/the tally keeper, according to 
the words of the Indians; for they say that the oldest children are 
foolish(20)and they say that the youngest children are clever./ That 
is the end. 


Kiwakiwaxsdala, the Assembler. 

And now about Kiwakiwaxsdala, the Assembler of the numayn/of the 
Kiikwakiimasa of the Gwétela. Hé is the only one who assembles the 
seven(25)numayms of the Gwétela. And Kiwakiwaxsdala really began/ from 
the Winter Ceremonial at Crooked Beach of the Myth People./ And his 
name is Assembler-Chief-Shaman, namely when he distributes/red cedar 
bark and tallow and charcoal and eagle down to all the/men and all the 
women and all the children(30). And his name is K-!adé in the secular 


seapon, and his name is Tléqwap when/he gives a great grease feast in 


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dis k*!8dézas Wanukwa, yix Tsietsi@lazé. H&éem baxtis .égems Lem- 
ke !al16 Wanuku¥., Wa, 14€laé xiingwadex-€Idé K- Adé laxés genemasa 
babagimé. Wa, la Wanukw6 cégemg’f1xLalax Hayaxk:fné qa Légemsés 
ts!dxucema. Wi, la&mé Légadéda g-indnemas Hayatk- fné. Wa, 1a&laé 
6t!éd xtingwadex’fidesa babagimé. WH, 14&laé Wanukwé Légemg: f1xLa- 
lax Hi€masiflakwé qa Légemsés ts:oxUcema. Wa, la&mé cégadéda ba- 
bagtimas H&€masiflak4, Wa, laem geayoOx6 Wanuk4 lax &ne&mémotasa 
Wawilibatyé, Wa, 14 geayozé genemas yix WaLédé laxa Ene Emémo tasa 
Wiwomasgemasa Mamaléleqala yixs k°/édézaé Wa.édds Sésaxflas. Wa, 
g'flémésé qiiilsqilyaxtwidé Hayatk:fin Letwés tsiacyé Haemasiflakwé 
la héem la ciayowé Hayatk:fnaxés Omp K:!4dé. Wa, laxaé Axtédxa 
qidp!& ldxa tsléts!éqa. Wa, hé€mis ts!ex-fa.ela lax n&gqatyas tsla- 
Eyisé Ha€masi€lakw6 gaxs waxaé ax€6xsd qats hédxeédxa qlaplékwé 
lax k* !6s€Asés Gmpé. Wa, 1d yax-stofsé Hayazk-fnas laxés tslatya, 
Wa, hé€mis lag-izas Haé&masiflakwé la b&sés Ompé qa&s lad laxés abas- 
k-!St8, Wa, laemé Axeédxa qldp!anoxu qats 1& q!dp!&énoxUsa Wawi- 
libatyé €neemémota, Wa, laem qidp!dénox'sa fwalas Kwag-uta 1axéq. 
Wi, 18 hé€mé Hatmasiflakwé &x&édxa A.ebdgig-iyowé bébegwanem ga 
aaxsilaxa naxwa dOgutts 1laxés Ompé K- !adé ceewa aaxsilaxa ke adze- 
kwé dédegemy& ceewa yasek¥ Leewa ts !dina Leewa Léagekwé Leewa qdim- 
xwa. Wai, laem Légadé Ha€masiflakwas Lemk: ala ldxa ts!étsiéqa 
1laxéq. Wa, la&mé geg-adex*fidé Hatmasi&lakwas Gwagwadaxela yix 

k i6dé%as Yax.renxagay626 lax €ne€mémotasa Hadnién&. Wa, laem 
xiingwadex:€idé Ha€masiflak¥ Letwis genemé Gwagwadaxelasa babagtmé. 
Wa, la Yaxven Légemg: f1xralax Hex‘ hake waésagemé qa Légemsés ts.o- 
xULtema, Wa, 18 &tléd xtingwadex:fidesa babagiimé. Wa, laxaé Yaxven 
Légemg:T1xralax Tsex€wids qa cégemsés ts!dxUrtema, Wa, hé€misé 
Tsexewidé la Légades Nux4ne emis 1axés qlap!aénoxwaé, yfixs laé b&- 
sés Ompé qa&s ld laxés Abask: !oté. Wa, laemxaé axédxa qlap!la 
qafs Légades Qlaplaénox¥ Pexematya. Wa,1a Légades Nuxunetmis yixs 


laé €nemOx€tim la qitifla yixs laé wik: !extids K!wak!waxsdalax-dé. 


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Knight Inlet. At first K!&dé(1) had for his wife a princess of Wanuk4, 
namely Ts!ets!@lax, and the secular name/of temk* tala is Wanuk¥., Then 
kK: 'ga8 had a child from his wife,/a boy, and then Wanuk"¥ gave the name 
Hayatk’fn as a marriage name to his/ grandson, and now the child had 
the name Hayatk’fn. Then(5)he had another child, a boy, and Wanuk™¥ 
gave the marriage name/H&€masi€lak¥Y as a name to his grandson, and then 
the boy had the name/Hi€masi€lak’, Now Wanuk"¥ belonged to the nu- 
maym/Wawilab&tyé and his wife Wi.éd belonged to the numaym of /Wiwomas- 
gem of the Mamaléleqala, and W&.éd was the princess of Sésax4las.(10) 
Now as soon as Hayazk*fn and his younger brother Ha&masiflak4 were 
grown up/Hayark:fn took the place of his father K:!4dé and he also 
took the/office of Assembler in the Winter Ceremonial, and so his 
younger brother/Ha€masiflakY became sick at heart for he wished in 
vain to take the office of Assembler/from the privileges of his father. 
Then Hayatk*fn did not want to sive it up to his younger brother, (15) 
and therefore Haitmasiflak¥ left his father and went to his mother's 
side,/and he took the office of Assembler, and was Assembler of the nu-~- 
maym Wawilib&tyé, Then he was Assembler of the Great Kwag-uz./ And 
then Ha€masiflak¥ took seventeen meh to/take care of everything seen 
by him at (the house of) his father K-!adé. And he took care of the 
soft cedar bark(20)for wiping the face, and the tallow and the char- 
coal and the red cedar bark and the down./ And then Ha€masiflaku 
had the name temk:!ala in the Winter Ceremonial./ Then Hi€masi€lakt 
had for his wife Gwagwadaxela, the/princess of Yax.ten, who came from 
the numaym Hadnavéno. Then/H&€masiflak¥ had a child with his wife, 
Gwagwadaxela, a boy,(25)and then Yaxten gave the marriage name Hex-ha- 
kewaésagemé€ to be the name of his/grandson. Then he had another child, 
a boy, and Yaxten/gave the marriage name Tsexewid to be the name of his 
grandson. And so/Tsex€wid had the name NixUné€mis as Assembler, for 

he went and left/his father and went to his mother's side, and he also 
took the office of Assembler,(30) and had the name Assembler-Head-Sha- 


man, And now he had the name Nix'Uné€mis, for he/was the only one that 


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Wi, la k*!le&s sasem q!iflas, wi, la k*tefs mig*ix vétecalas. Wa, 
hé€mis ligsizas fem x-fstidé Légemas Kiwakiwaxsdalax-dé., Wa, 1la~ 
xaé héem gwéx-€idé cemk- /A€16%6. Laemxaé Cwitla xerefla lag-itas 

xk !efs la q!ap!laénox¥sa fwalas Kwageux. Wa, la €nemOxveme Nuixuné&- 
misé gegira qgitifla. Wa, laf Snemoxetm la qidp!aénox4sa Gwétela LE=- 
Ewa Q!lémoy&eyé ce€wa Ewilas Kwag-uta. Wa, 1a weke !fx€éda yfx Nu- 
xunéemisdé, Wa, la&mésé begwanem xindx¥s Hex:hdkiwaésagemaxa Lé- 
gadis Hiemasiflak¥ yixs xtindkwaé Hi€masif€lakwas Hex*hak/waésagemé 
Leewis genemé Hex*hakewaédzemga yix tsiedagé xiindx¥s Yaqazrfenlisxa 
geayoxS 14x neEmemotasa G*éxsemasa Neqemg’flisela. Wa, hé&mésé 
Hd€masi€lak¥Y la vldyoxés qii€léyoré Nixunetmiswoxé, Wa, laem qiaq 
pilaénoxwé Ha€masi€lakwé, Laem Légades Nuxtneemisé laxa tslétsléqa. 
Wa, 14 Légades Omx-fidé laxa baxtsé. Wa, laem tslacyé H¥€masi€lakw- 
as sAsemas Hex*hikiwaésagemé yixs tsiedaqaé K* ‘dsogwiflax¥xa &ndlas- 
tiegemafyas sasemas. Wa, 1a k-fe&s gw6x:€idaas 4xtédxa qidp?d qaxs 
tsfedaqaé. Wa, lata héem la ix€Sdex k!iwatyas Hex: hik.waésageméx* dé 
yixs laé wik:texeéda yixs waxemaé tstedagqa yix K* !dsogwiflaku. Wa, 
lafmésta wiqswisé Ha&masi€lak¥ yix tsiacyds K- 'dsogwiflakwé ix€édex 
kiwatyas Tsex€widéxa la Légades Omx-€idé qaxs k:tefsaé xiindx¥s Om- 
x°€{d6zx6, yixs tslafyaé Tsextwidds Hex* hak .waésagemafyéxa ma&1oxwé 
bébegwanem sdsems Yaxtendzé Le€wis genemOzE AdmOoxtEwitExa tsiedagé 
xindx4¥s WadzeyOzéxa grayOxé lixa €ne€mémotasa Qiemqiemtalaztasa De- 
nax‘da&x¥, Wa, 14 €néx-sd&xs hé€maé lag-izas Wadzé la qidp!aénox¥sa 
EneEméemotasa Qlemq!lemtalazaxs la&é Admox bs trie alate q!&p!aénox- 
wes xa€wadaasé gqaxs k*!e&saé q!lap!d6nox¥sa Denax:da&xwé g°alagwis 
Admotaxs laé xawades Yaxtené., Wa, laxaé h&em gwaia waidemasa g*a- 
1é Kwakugeuz qaéda €ne&mémotasa Wiwomasgemasa Mamaléleqala ga Wa- 
Lédaxs g*axaé xaewades Wanukwéxa qiptaénoxwasa Wawilibatyé, Wa, 
lacm€laé qldp!adénoxwé Sésax4lasasa fnemémotasa Wiwomasgem g*ag- f- 
Lelaxs laé xa€wades k* !6d6%as Wanukwé qaxs k-!eSsaé qidip!aénoxUusa 


Mamaléleqala g*alagawis WaLédaixs laé 2a€wades Wanukwé . Wa, héem 


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was still alive, for now K!wak!waxsdala died and(1l)he had no child 
living, and he had no near relatives./ Therefore the name Kiwak!wax- 
sdala just disappeared. And/the same happened to temk-!ala. They 
also were all dead, and therefore/there is no Assembler among the 
Great Kwageur. Only Niix¥ne&mis(5)was still living, and he is now the 
only Assembler of the Gwétela and/the Qiémoy&&yé and of the Great. 
Kwag*iut. Then Nixunéemis died/ Now the son of Hex-hak/waésagemé¢/ 
who had the name/H&i€masi€lak¥, that is, the child H&& masif€lak¥ was 
the son of Hex*hdk!waésagemé€/and his wife Hex-hikiwaédzemga, the 
daughter of Yaqoxfenlis(10)who came from the numaym G*éxsem of the 
Nagemg’flisela. And/Hi€masi€lak¥ changed places with his late un- 
cle Nixtnéemis. Then/Ha€masif€lak¥Y was Assembler and had the name 
Nixtné€mis in the Winter Ceremonial,/and his name was Omx-€fd in the 
secular season. Now Ha&masi€lak¥ was the younger/ sonamong the chil- 
dren of Hex*hdk.waésagemes, for a woman was K* !dsogwiflak¥,/the oldest 
(15) one among his children. She could not in any way take the office 
of Assembler because she was/a woman, but she took the seat of the 
late Hex*hak/waésagemé&/when he died, although she was a woman, name- 
ly K: !dsogwitlak¥. Now/her brother, H&€masi€lak¥, that is, the 
younger brother of K* !asogwi€lakU,took/the seat of Tsexewifd, and he 
took the name Omx°&{Id, for the late Omx-€Id had no child.(20) For 
Tsex€wid was the younger brother of Hex*hadkiwaésagemé€ among the two/ 
sons of the late Yax.ten and his late wife AGm6x%, the daughter/of 
Wadzé who came from the numaym Q!emq!emtalax of the/Denax-datxu, 

And it is said that this is the reason why Wadzé became the Assem- 
bler/of the numaym Q!emq!emtalaz, that AémOx told about the Assembler 
(25)for the Denax'datx¥ had no assembler before/Aém6x had for her hus- 
band Yaxten, and also this is the saying of the former/Kwag-uz about 
the numaym Wiwomasgem of the Mamaléleqala, that/Wa.éd came and had for 
her husband Wanuk¥, the Assembler of the Wawilibacyé./ Then Sésaxdlas 
of the numaym Wiwomasgem was Assembler, beginning(30)at the time when 


the princess of Wanuk¥ took a husband,for there was no Assembler of/the 


Mamaléleqala before Wit6d took for her husband Wanuk*, This/a disgrace 


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qiamisa Denax-da€x¥ tefwa Mamaléleqala laxg’ada Kwakiig*uté qaxs 
&€mas €nemax:fs LO& g-flo.anemaxés qidptaénoxwé. Wa, laem laba. 
Succession, 

HS€maSs witase&wos laxa begwanemaxs qléqiapaé 1axés sasemé 
Leewis genemé 14x gwizaasas Llaxayig-flisxa la yawas®Iid Légades 
Hawillkulaz 1ax8g Smpéxa g-ayoxS 14x €neEmémotasa Kikwak!imasa Q!6- 
mayatyé, Wa, 1a xtmdkwé dbempas .atdyig-flisas Telég-alédzemga- 
xa tsiedagé xiindx¥s Wanukwéxa g*ayoré lax fneemémotasa Wawiilibatye. 
Wa, la héx-sdem alataats Liazdyig’fliséda ne€mémotasés Smpa Kikwa- 
k!tm. Wa, laem Kiikwak!itimaxsemé claztdyig’flisé laxéq. Wa, ld k-!és 
alata laxa ne&mémotas Wanuk4ewitasa Wawtlibafyé yixs Ayadaé Telé- 
g°alédzemgé Wanuk¥ewizé, Wa, la Llaxayig-flisé Abayades Telég*al- 
Sdzemga. Wa, hé€mis lag-izas .tardyig-f1isé Wawalipk?’ !ot!enaxsemé. 
Wa, 18 k° Ss elg-flgé laxa €ne€mémotasés Abask- {Sta Wawalib&tyé 
qaxs hdé flak: fala elg-flgayaasa fne€mémotasa Kiikwak/umasa Q!Omoya- 
EyS lax &netmémotas Smpewitas LlatAyig:flisé yfixs 4€yadaas Hawilkit- 
laxewazé. WH, hé€mis lag-izas Alak:/ala la Kikwakiimaxsem6 Llara- 
yigeflisé laxéq. Wa, 14 xtingwadex-€ides Adag-iflakwé. Wa, la Ada- 
geiflakwé &x€édex kiwatyas Hawilkiilaz laxa ne€mSmotasa Kikwak!ima- 
sa Qidmoya&yé qitaxs €ndlastiegematyé Adag-iflakwas sasemas 1 /aza- 
yig*flisé. Wa, 1& wék-!fx€idé Himasagqa yfx wiq!a €ndlas Telég-alé- 
dzemgaxa xtingwadis L.aMyigtlisé6. Wa, hé€mis lag-itas apsot!enat- 
yas Adeg*slakwS ax€édex kiwatyas Hamasagoré qaxs fndlawatlizaé Ha- 
masagoxé, Wa, laxaé €ndlawH#€1IzxS Hawliktilaxewuré. Wa, laxaé Adag-i- 
Elakw6 Endlaw&&1iz.14xés dbempé clartdyig-flisé. Wa, laxaé abempasée 
Telég*alédzemga Sndolawael1iz 1axés dbempé Watidé 1ax lag-itas mamalé- 
lexk: !6temé clatdyig-flisé. WH, hé€maa qo xtingwadé Hamasagds fnemo- 
kwa g°findnema ladlaxsdé k: !efs gwexfidaas Axtédé Adag-iflakwax kiwa- 
€yas Hamasagoxé qaxs hé€mélaxé xtindxYlaxas wax*fem tsiatsiadagema 
lalaxé ax€6dex kiwatyas, Wa, 1a hewdxaem xtingwadex*&Id6 Hamasagoxé, 


Wa, né€mis lag-izas layowa kiwafyas 1ax Adag-iflakwé yfxs ma&xenxaé 


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for the Denax’da®x¥ and the Mamaléleqala among the Kwag-uz tribes, 
for/it is just as if they had stolen the office of Assembler, That 
is the end. 
Succession, 

This was asked by you about a man who has many children (5) 
with his wife in the way (it was) with L!azayIg°flis who for a while 
had the name/Hawllkilay from her father who came from the numaym Ki- 
kwak!im of the/Qlomoyf&yS, She was the daughter, the mother of Lla- 
xayig’flig, Telég°alfdzemga,/the daughter of Wanuk¥ who came from the 
numaym Wawilib&tyé,/ And really Learayig-flis belonged to the numaym 
of her father, the Kikwak!im,(10) and Liaztdyig-flis was a Kikwak!im 
woman after this She did not/really belong to the numaym of the late 
Wanuk¥, the Wawilibatyé, for Telég*alidzemga had for her father/ the 
late Wanuk¥, and claztayig’flis had for her mother Te lég-alidzemgs./ 
Therefore, clazdyig-flis was on one side a Wawilibatyé./ And she did 
not stay with the numaym of her mother's side, the Wawilibafyé, (15) 
for she really stayed with the numaym Kikwakiiim of the Q!émoy4tyé,/ 
the numaym of the late father of Llazdyig-flis, for she had as her 
father the late HawIlkiilaz./Therefore, _!arayfg-flis was really a Ki- 
kwakiiim woman/after this, Then she had a child, Adag-iflak¥, and Ada- 
g*1€lakw/ took the seat of Hawflkiilaz in the numaym Kikwak!im (20) of 
the Qlémoya&yé, for indeed Adag-iflak¥ was the eldest son among the 
children of/.!azayig-flis. Then Haimasaqa died, the elder brother of 
Te l6g°alidzemga ,/who had for her daughter -fazayig’flis, and there- 
fore, on one side/Adag*i€lak4 took the seat of the late Haémasaga, for 
the late Hamasaqa belonged to the eldest line of the house, And the 
late HawIlkiilat also belonged to the eldest line of the house, and.A- 
dag-iflak¥ (25) also belonged to the eldest line of the house through 
his mother clazayfig-flis, and also her mother/ Te1ég*alidzemga belonge: 
to the eldest tine of the house through her mother, WHtid. And there. 
fore/. fazayig*flis was on one side Mamaléleqala. New if Himasaga had 


had one/child, there would have been no way for Adag-i€lak¥ to take 
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ts!dwinxé 4x61é6 L!axAdyig-flisaxa k!wafyasés Smp€witS Hawilktilaz- 
Ewit6 ce€wa kiwafyasés qstiléeyoré Himasaqozé, Wa, g°fl€mésé nexra- 
ax°€{id la begwanemé Adageiflak¥ yfx Endlastsegemafyas sasemas tla- 
réyig’flisaxs laé lafsasa mA&Xé kiwd cefwa maexé LS.egem 1axés xii- 
nokwé Adag*iflakwé. Wa, laxad lf sas kiwatyas Lek*Asa laxa tsledagé 
xUnoxUsxa tégadds Watidé. Wa, laem gwagwaaqas laxa Mamaléleqala. 
Wa, 16x‘a&més la axé€lak¥ las Liatayig-flisé kiwatyas .dqotas®mi- 


x6 LO& ke f6k*les€as, Wa, lacm ldbawista. 


Wa, né€maé L_larayig-flis yix k: !6éd6tas Hawilkilazewitéxa wa- 
x-fem tsiedagqa 14 ax®édex kiwafyasés qitlétyé Hamasaga Letwa dage- 
mafyé 1G Enaxwée k' $é@k* les€As. WS, g°tl€més6é tee1S Hamasagqoxé 1asé 


Sgadé .satdyig-flisas Wak-adzé 1axa baxtisé, WAS, 12 Légades tem- 


om 


kw’ lala ldxa ts!étsléqa. Wa, laxaG .égades Max€é6nox 1axa glimtyasaxa 
héxeaxtdyo. Wa, 1d Légades Kwax+sé€staladzé yixs laé kiw6xé 1 laza- 
yig'flisxa la Légades Wak-adzéxs laé te€1Ss qlilétyoxé Hamasagozé 
Wa, 1axeé geg-adé ApsOtiematyas Wak:adzisa Légemasés Anés€wite 
Tsfetsiélaxewizé laxa baxisé, Wa, 14 Légades Qiégemale laxa ts!é- 
tsiéqa. WA, 1& cégades Kiskis laxa gtimeyasapiaéda hefyatea, Wa, 
la Légades Tsextila 1axa tsiédaqaxs hé6 gtimafyasap!é6, Wa, matxeu- 
naitsemé téiegemas ogifla 1axés ts tedagexradyuwé Llazayig*flis qaxs 
SgiiEla&maé yaqwaseewaxs laé ya€wadesés ta€winems K!wak! wabalasema- 
€yéxen xlindkwS yfniaxg:fn George Hunt, WA, hé&mésen lag-ikta dla- 
ke lala qsAtelax gwatyifldlasas *nd€nemsgemagowé Lele gemas . daxdyTe 
g°flisé 1axéq. 

Wi, 1@ te£16 Ompas Liaxayig-fliséxa la Légades Wak-adz6 yix 
Smpasé Hawllktlatewité. Wa, latméda la Légades Wakeadzé ax€édex 
kiwatyasés Ompdé Lefwa hoqwastAla g*Gkwa., WA, héemis meewx.ra ré- 
LOqhliza; wa, h€€mis réregemasé Hawilkiilatxa Léxe&layux.atyaséxa 
hamaxela léelqilaratyas, hé€mis kiwéladzcxLdyasé Kwalix-Alas; née- 
mis8 tlensélax-Layis Yaqovtadzé, wi, hé€misS héxtax-iayAsé twabidos, 


wi, hé€misé norematax’ rayasé GeSgedqo.idlag-flis laxa tsiétsieqa. 


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the/seat of the late Hamasaga, for it would belong to his child, 
even if she Panepeer a girl (30) she would have taken his seat. But 
the late Himasaqa never had a child/and therefore his ssat went to 
Adag?iflak¥. Then for two years (1) L!axdyig*flis kept the seat of 
her late father, the late Hawllkiilaz,/and the seat of her late uncle, 
the late Himasaga. And when he grew up/to be a man, Adag*iflak¥, the 
eldest one among the children of LlaztSyag-flis,/she gave over to him 
the two seats and the two names t6 her son,(5) Adage1iflak¥., And she 
also gave the seat of Lek*Asto her daughter/who had the name Watid. 
Then she went over to the Mamaléleqala/and it 1s only kept by vlaza- 
yig:flis the seat of the late L$aqotas/and his privileges. And so 
this is the end. - 

And now clazdyag:flis, that is the princess of the late HawIlki- 
laz,(10) although she is a woman, took the seat of her uncle Himasaga, 
and the office of. giving away property/and all his privileges. And 
when Hémasaga died/.ilarayig*flis had the name Wak: adzé in the secular 
season; and she had the name/temk* lala in the winter ceremonial; and 
she had the name Max€Snox¥ for the giving away ceremonial/of the young 
men, and she had the name Kwaxeséstaladz6é when she went to a feast; 
she, tlazayfg*flis, (15) who had the name Wak*adzé when her uncle, 
Himasaga, died./ Now Wakeadzé had as a wife "of the other side!’ the 
name of her late aunt,/Tsiets!@lat, in the secular season; and she had 
' the name Qtégemala in the winter ceremonial;/and she had the name Kiis— 
kis in the giving away ceremonial of the young men; and/she had the 
name Tsextiila when the women gave away property to one another, And(20) 
she had all eight names in addition to her woman's name Liaxdy{erflis. 
And/it is also given to her besides now that she is married to K!wa- 
kiwabalasemée,/my son, and I am George Hunt. And that ts how T really 
know/all about the nine different names of/.lazayle-flis. 

(25) And now died the father of L!azayfg°flis, whose name was 
now Wak-adzé, that is/her father, the late Hawflkiilazx, And now she, 


whose name was Wak‘adzé took the/seat of her late father and the Vom- 
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Wa, 1axaé geg-adé Spsotienatyas yfixaasés dAnés€witéxa Légada ©max-me- 
wedzemga. WA, 1a Légades Mentoselas laxa gwégiidza, Wa, laxaé Léga- 
des Kiwékwés laxa tsiédaqaxs giimfyasapiaé. WA, hé€mésa dagematyé 

1a laxa 4x6 Hawilktilaza. WA, g°fl€m6sé €laq nexiaax’€id begwanemé 
Rdag*iflakwaxa laéda 4x6 Hawilkulazx yix clatayig’tlisé lfsa €wi€lasen 
la Léteqaflayox Liatdyig:flisé laxés fndlasticgematyé xtimokwé Adag-i- 
Elakwé; wa, hé€misé kiwatyas Wak-adzé €wi€la 14 lax Adag-itlakwé €wiI- 
€1é6da L6LeE gems Leewa ts édagexcatyo LéLEgemay wa, hé&mésa ma&xédara 
digematya, Wa, latmé la ma&xé kiwatyas Adag*iflax¥xa la Légades Wa- 
keadzé L5e Hawilkulaz. Wa, laemxaé laba 14x6q., 

Wi, hé€maé clatdyig-flisé yixs tsidtstadagemaéda mak-fldx Ada- 
g°iflakwéxa la Légades Wak-adzé Loe Hawfliktiarxe Légades WaLidé. Wa, 
laxaS Llardyig-flisé l&sasés cégem6 Lek-&sa 1axés tsledagqé xiindkwé 
WiLidé, Wa, laem la tagatyS WALidé laxa €ne&mémotasa Mamalélegq tim 
1axéq Loe €wi£lé Lé.egemas tetwa geokwe. Wa, latmé 1 saradyig-flisé 
1as Wa.idéxa la Légades Lek-4sa 1lax6s Abask:'6té laxa Mamaléleqala 
lax kiwafyas Lek-As&oré., Wa, hé€mis la genems Watidéxa la Légades Le- 
k*Ssaxés dbempé viardyig*flisé. Wi, 1d 1éx-aem dxélaxts .latadyig-f- 
lisa Légemé Liaqo.as lag*itas babagiixa laxa Mamaléleqala y{x vla%a- 
yig:flisé, Wa, &€misé Llaxayig-flisé la nodmadziztsés xiindkwé Hawll- 
kiilar, Wai, laem nemAx-fs 16 nfgég-ilé Liardyig-flisé qaés xtind- 
kwé Hawilktlax 14xés €ne€mémota Kitkwak!imasa Q!omoyAtyé. Wa, 1axaé 
héem gwaza laxa ne&mémotasa Wawilibafyé gqaés xtindkw6. Wa, laem 18- 


ba laxéq. 


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iting Beam house and also the four feasting dishes/and also the dif- 
ferent names of Hawllkilay, the name for inviting (30) the different 
tribes; and his feast giving name, Kwakix*alas; and also/his giving 
away name Yaiqotadz6; and also his young man's name, €wabidde; and al- 
so/his fool dancer name G-aég*iqo_talag-flis in the winter ceremonial. 
(1) And now she had as her wife ‘of the other side" the body of her 
late aunt whose name was Emax: me wedzemga;/and she had the name Menzvo- 
selas in the gwégtidza, and she also had the name/K!wékwés in the giv- 
tng away of the young women, And also the office of giving away prop- 
erty/went to the new Hawilkiilaz, And when Adag:i€lak¥ was nearly a 
full grown man,(5) then the new Hawilkiilaz, that is claxaylg-flis, 
she, Leaxadyfg-flis, gave over all/that I have mentioned to her eldest 
child, Adageif€lak¥,/ And also the seats of Wak-adzé ail went to Ada- 
geiflak¥, and all/his different names and the different women's nameg 
and also the two/offices of giving away property. And now Adag*i€laku 
had two seats, he whose name is now Wakeadzé6 (10) and Hawflkilaz. 

Now this is she end of this. 

And now about clatayig-flis and her little girl, the Seat 
to Adag*i€lak¥/whose name is now Wak*adzé and Hawilkilaz; and her 
name is WaLid. Now/iatSyig-flis gave the name Lek-4&s to her daughter/ 
Wi.id. Then Walid had her vlace in the numaym Mamaléleqiam (15) and 
all her different names and her house. And now L!axayig*flis/gave to 
Waid whose name is now Lek*4s on her mother's side among the Mamalé- 
legala,/the seat of the late Lek-&s. And now the wife of Wavtid,whose 
name is now Lek-&s, is/her mother. And L!azadyig-flis only kept/the 
name Ltago.as, and that is why Liazayigeflis is a man among the Mama- 
iélegqala.(20)And clatayig-flis is only the old man of her child Hawfl- 
kitlax./ csaxdayig:flis is like the counsellor of her child/Hawflkilaz 
in the numaym Kikwaklum of the Qlimoyffyé,. And it is the same in the 
numaym Wawiliba&f&yé of her child. Now that is the end. 


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A Family History 


Wa, la€men 6ti6dex gwigwéx-stalax laxés k*fatatyds ldxa ate~ 
boxsfagala nala lixa Eme gwabaétyasa tsalatap!éxa December: 

Wa, hé&maé emaxUme wesagema’yéxa e°igematyasa ©ne&mémotasa 
Dzendzenx:qfayo. Wa, 18 geg*ades Lelendzetwék* laxa wiq!&s La- 
lak‘otsiaxa g°dayor6 14x €ne®mémotasa Mamaléleqidm yixs geg*adaé 
Lalak*otsia yis Hamdzidéxa tsicdaqé6 xUundx¥s YadqatSanlidzéxa g-a- 
yors 14x &ne&mémotasa Nax-naxtiflasa QwéqUsotiénox¥, Wa, la&mé 
k+ seas xtndx¥s Lalak-otsia Letwis genemé Hamdzidé. Wa, la wiq!wd- 
s6 LelendzeSwek L.efwis raewinems SmaxYmewesagema®ye xtingwadex: Of- 
tsa babagimé laxgea Tsaxisek>. WA, g°fl1&mésé q!aléda flak: {ala 
g:igematyé Lalak-otsiaxés wiqiwa Lelendzeewék-axs le&maé ma&yore iq 
tsa babagumé, wi, la aékefiné nfqafyas Lalak-ots!a qaxs laé q!dla- 
géxs begwanemaé ma’yo.emas6s3 witqiwa. Lag’itas méxsasa Snaxwa hée- 
maGmas laxa walasé xwakitina. Wa, g*4xé wawalqdlas laxés qsilésé 
Emax 4mewesagemalyé, Wa, la Légemg’flxLalax Smaxilag-flis qa Lé6- 
gems6s LOlétyé, Wa, la&mé Lalak-otsia nétaxés qitilésé &max4mewe- 
sagemafyé yixs le®maé ax®édetxa g*fnaneméxes Loléty6 gas 1ala- 
g°ixts gwatelaem ax®SdLex kiwafyas Lalak*otsia laxés ne &mémota 
Mamaléleqiam &nék°é. WA, &&mis6 enadxwa Ex-fak-a Snemémotasa Dzen- 
dzenx:qiayo lax wazdemas Lalak-otsia. Wi, laem fem 14x qiwa- 
qiwaxatex SmAixiilag:fliséxés Loléeyé, Wa, latmé 6t!éd la xiingwa- 
dex*€Idé Lelendze*wék-asa tsidtstadagem6. WH, 1d héemé &maxYme- 
wésagemafy6 Léxtéts Swalastala. WA, ma®lokwé sasemas Lelendze€- 
wéke Leewis XaewinemS CmaxYmewesagematyé. WA, g°flemésé nexlas- 
x*€{d la begwanemS maxilag’flisé ldas wékifx-€{d6é ompdisé yix 
EmaxYmewosegemex’dé, WA, latmé SmAxtilag:flis6é Laxst6dxés Smpdé, 
Wa, laem L6égade maxtlag*flisésas maxYmewesagemafyé6 laxéq. 

Wa, keéstia gitaxs g*axaéda ©walas xwakiiina g-axfalis qid- 
laxa bébegwanemé. Wa, hSstaem netmémotsa Mamaléleq!dmxa k!idze- 


xXSGla 14x €walas xwakitind. Wa, hé&mis lag*alisé clemaisas g°6- 


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A Family History 

Now I will again talk about your letter of the/twenty- 
seventh of the Split Moon, that is December;/ 

It was Smax-mewesagemé® who was chief of the numaym(5) 
Dzendzenx‘q!fayo. Ne ‘had for his wife Helendzetwék:, the sister 
of/Lalak*ots!a who came from the numaym Mamaléleq!4m, for Lala- 
k-otsia had for his wife/Hamdzid, the daughter of YaqatSdnlidzé/ 
who came from the numaym Nax-naxtifla of the Qwéqtsot!énox*®, Now/ 
Lalak*ots!a and his wife Hamdzid had no children. And his sister 
(10) Lelendze&wék and her husband *max-mewSsagem6® had a/son 
here at Fort Rupert. And as soon as the great/chief Lalak-ots!a 
fearned that his sister Zelendzecwék* had given birth to a/boy, 
the heart of Lalak-*otsia was, very glad, for he had found out/ 
that the newborn child of his sister was a boy. Therefore he 
loaded with all kinds of(15)food a large canoe and came to give 
a marriage gift to his brother-in-law/&maxUmewésagemée, And he 
gave the marriage name maxtilag-flis as a/name to his nephew. 
Then Lalak-otsia told his brother-in-law &max:mewésagemé&/ that 
he was going to take the child, his nephew, and that he should/ 
be ready to take the seat of Lalak*ots!a in his numaym(20)Mama- 
1éleq!am. Thus he said, and the whole numaym Dzendzenx*q!layo 
agreed to/what Lalak-ots!a said, Now he was just waiting for/ 
fmaxtilag-flis, his nephew, to grow up. Now Lelendzetwék* had 
another child, a girl, and it was max*mewésagtmé&/who gave her 
the name walastala. Now they had two children, Zelendze€wéke (25) 
and her husband ®max-mewésagemé®. As soon as/€maxiilag’flis was 
a full grown man his father,/€max*mewésagemé€, died, and now 
tmixiilag’flis took the place of his late father./Then emaxtlag:flis 


had the name mix-mewésagemé© after this./ 
It was not long before a large canoe came to the beach with 
many(3O}men, and they belonged to the numaym Mamaléleq!am, those 


who were sitting in/the large canoe. And it was there that they 


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kwasa la Légades Smax4mewSsagematyS, Wa, g°axé Swifla hoxtwis- 
désa laxa clemaisé qa&s 1a hodgwit 14x g-dOkwas ©max¥mewésagematyé 
qats €wf1s klis€alfz lax A€witeldsa tiex-fldsa g*okwé, Wa, la&- 
mésenufx4 Ewitla la hogwit Ogwaqa qenu€x¥ ho.éléx lag*izas xXen- 
Lela xiilsa 14x6s g-axfaléselaé., Wa, 14 Lax®waliza nemOkwé lag xa 
Légadas Kiwaélask*en yfxs hé&maé elkwasa g*Iigematyé Lalak-otsia 
yix q!ilétyas &maxUmewSsagematyS, Wai, la yaqlegeaxS Kiwaélask-en, 
Wa, 18 €nékea, G°ax€men Kwakug*ur, g°axemen &yalagema eyalagemsa 
Ewalasa g*igematyaxa walasa g*Igemafyaensaxg*ins ha&mateléke 161- 
qwalatatyaxés mazt!éza6s Kwakiig’utxa qednalad céztela ldvtaxs ha&mate- 
laéx 1lélqwdlatafya,yfixa la maméexfaializa yixa €walasa g*igama®yé 
Lalak°ots!a. Wa, hé€mis lag*itasé ydlaqanufx4 qenufx4 graxé dat 
gigdmé max4mewSsagemé qafs lads k!wast6l6zax4¥ kiwdx-dds, qaxs 

ke fefgad héx6 ax€Sdex kiwix-dads Ogiifla 14 gigdmée, Wa, xwélaqe~ 
1és€emax:fns gens hézts!6qéxs k* féstmaa wityimsfalita, enék-é. 

Wa, héxeidatmésé Lelendzetwék*é yix Abempasa at SmaxY¥mewé- 
sagema®ya yaqiegratza. Wa, 18 Enék+a,qa Smaséwétsés waxdemvads, 
yO.axs Sne&mémotaaxsg*fin xtnokik: qaxs héx*sd&maéx gwartéxa wAx- 
demasen g*igematya wiiqiw6 Lalak-otsia yix Swalasa Kwax* flandki- 
matya yixs gwatelatmaa €nék qa yutmésen xtndkwéx Lisyos. Wa, 
Wag’ax*ins haflifldla mdxsa qens lalag*i hafyarts!aagé nék*d Le- 
lendzefwék°é, | 

Wa, héx-€idatmésé Cmoxsasés Smemewala 1laxa xwak stina » Wa, 
g°f1&mésé Swilxsa laé cexeida. wat, 1a lag*:aa lax Mémk- imlisaxa 
la elaq &nax-fida. Wa, héx*cidatmésé6 Lelendze®w6k+ Ceewis xtind- 
kw6 “maxUmewésagemayé la hoxewusdés qa&s la hogwit lax g*dkwasa 
waw6keieqgié Lalakeotsia, Wa, hé€mis kiwigeallzé €max4mewesagema- 
Eya mak*ata lax hdOxk-: lO6dendtemalixyasés q!iléfyé Lalak-ots!a. Wa, 
laem Laap!élixéda qiecyOxw6 Lidqwa, yix Léta laxa wawék-leq!a g*fi- 
gimafya, WH, 1d Land.emaliza €nemsgemé qleyOx Liaqwaqxa Légadds 


Qol6ma yfx k*ilk*flwanemas Lalak-ots!a. Wa, ge fl&mésé g-ax Swie- 


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now €max*mew6 sagemés€, And they all came and walked up/the beach 
and went into the house of Emax*mewé sage m6&/and they all sat 
down inside by the door of the house. We all/of us went also 
into the house to listen why(5)those who came to the beach were 
very downhearted. Then arose one of them/whose name was Kwla- 
Slask*en, for he was the speaker of chief Lalak-ots!a/the uncle 
of max*mewésagemé&. Now Kiwaélask*en spoke/and said:;'' I come, 
Kwag*-ur, I come sent by, sent by the/great chief, our great 
chief, that(10)it may be known to you, strange tribes, Kwag‘ui, 
that he who always invited you, strange/tribes, that he is going 
to sleep in the house, the great chief/Lalak-ots!a. Therefore, 
he sent us that we should come and get/you, great chief &max-me- 
wésagemse, that you may» go and sit down in his former seat, for 
there is/no one who is the right one to take the seat, other than 
you, chief, Now let us go back(25)that we may reach there be- 
fore he dies,'' said he. 

Immediately Lelendze&wék*, the pores of the new &maxmewé- 
sagemé&/spoke and said: " What can you say/you, numaym of my son 
here? For always were this way the words of the/great chief, of 
my brother, Lalak-‘otsia, that Swalas Kwax:flandkamé©€,(20)for he 
has already said that my son here shall take his place. Now/ 
let us quickly load our canoes that we may reach him in time,"' 
thus said/Lelendzetwek:. 

Immediately they loaded their cargo in the canoe and/when 
the canoe was loaded they started, They arrived at Mémk~timlis(25) 
when it was nearly daylight, and immediately Zelendzefwéke and 
her son,/&max*mewésagemé& went up the beach and went into the 
house of/the dying Lalak‘ots!a, and there Cmax mewSsagemée sat 
down/near the right hand side of his uncle, Lalak-ots!a./Behind 
the head of the dying chief stood the expensive copper Léta(30) 
and at the side of his head stood another expensive copper named/ 


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1a6L6 EneSmémotas Lalak‘ots!a ldas yaqieg*afzx6 elkwds Lalak-ots!a 
yix Kiwaélask-en. Wa, ld €nékea: G-dx€menuex¥ g* i gdm6® g-axeme- 
nu&xu hela g* igimé. G-ax€mox SmaxUmewSsagemafyéx, geax&mox g*i- 
gam. Wi, h8em 1la6é walé waxdemas, ldalas6 belasd&s Hamdzidé yix 
genemas Laélakeotsia. Wa, 1la®laé &nék-6 Wamdzidadxs 1aé yaqiega- 
ta qaxs le€maé Yené&staéxé Lalak*otsia. Wa, g°OkUlot. Wa, lat- 
mox, la&mOx 1ladzé&mox x-dyoxwalisa Swalasdéx g*Igdmafyaxen g:{i- 
qSlaso&x-déx tecwin Ompéxox YaqarSadnlidzéx. Wa, hag-frla g° igaé- 
md Lalak-ots!a you walas Kwax: flandkimé.hag: ttia ke feAség° fin 
mayadema gqaxg°’fin 416k* hézaxamas 1laxen g*Iqgélaénoyor g* Igims, 
Enéx*flaéxs laé dax-fidex Létaxa Cwalasé claqwa Leewa Snemsgema= 
s& yix Qoléma. Wa, la€laé €nék-as Wa, gélag-a xtinok¥, géla- 
dz6la yur &max¥mewésagemé yur Swalas Kwax* Llandkiimé qaxs &nédxt~ 
madx qiuiléx-déx qa&s h€€mads g°-fl .égemé &walas Kwax* flandkima-~ 
€yé, WH, lacmxaawisé 14.6 kiwax-dasOx 14. g-Igdm6° 16 k- fék- fe- 
s€dxudis6x qiuléx-déx 1&L, yuemesa g-Oxudixs, wi, g-améség-ada 
Létegadeke Lédlieqwa laemk* lax 14, &nék-éxs laé tsiAs 1ax &ma- 
xume wSsagemacyé . Wi, la&mS k-!6s q!aq!8k*elax Lalak:ots!axs le- 
Emaaxor weke fexfida. 

Wi, laemia maxYmewésagemafyé axeédxa mafitsemé Liarieqwa 
qafs g*6xéq laxa Ots{AlizxS. Wa, la €max¥mewésagematyé Axk: lalax 
K!waSlask*enxa celkwé ga 14s Lé&lalaxa Lawits!és Leewa Madixbé 
Leewa Denaxeda&x¥ Ltetwa Afwaitela Lefwa Dzawade €nox¥ Leewa Gwa- 
waénox¥ Lefwa Haxwamis te &wa Qw6qtsdtlénoxu Lewa ©nemgis Leewa 
Gwétela Lee&wa Qidmoy&Eyé teewa Swalas Kwag-ut Le fwa Qlomk: futie 
es qa lds €wi€la winemtaxa g-Iigimex-dé Lalak-otséax-dé, 

Wa, latmé ctex€idéda motsiagé xwaxwak tina qa&s 14 Lté&lalaxa 
yuduxtse&magig*eyowS lélqwdlareafya, Wa, g°flemisé €wila la LExe- 
{da lasa wadkwé Aim1exu Mamalelégala hogixs laxa Ogiifla XWAXUXWA= 
gum gas 1a Gkwax Apsan&fyasa dma®yé Latsemala &mek+A&la lax &na- 


lanoLemafyas tmémkimlis qa dek*aatsa g-igdméx-dé, WA, g*fl&misé 


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(1) whole numaym of Lalak-Stsia had come in, the speaker of Lalak‘o- 
ts!a,/Kwaélask‘en, spoke and said, "We come, chief, we come/back, 
chief. Now max"mewSsagem6& has come, he came, chief."/ And 

there stopped his speech, for Hamdzid, (5) the wife of Lalak-ots!a, 
forbade him (to go on). Then Hamdzid said as she spoke that/La- 
lak-ots!a was already unconscious; "Enough, o tribe, enough! 

Now the great one will have a rest, the great chief whom I made 

a chief/together with my father, Yaqazxfanlidzé, here, Now go a- 
way, chief,/Lalak-ots!a, you, ‘wdlas Kwax-flandkiimé©, go away. 
There is nothing (10) for me to regret, for I have done well in 
making you a chief, chief."/ Thus she said, and she took Léta, 

the great copper,and the other paepere WogveneFane aad she said: 
Now come, child, come,/‘ou emaxumewésageme®, you Swalas Kwax°f- 
lanokimS©, for/this your late uncle said that your first name is 
€walas Kwax+flanokumé®.(15) Now his former seat will also go to 
you, chief, and the former privileges/of your uncle will go to you, 
and his house, and also these/coppers which have names will go to 
you", she said as she gave them to EmaxUme w6 sa gems ,/ She did not 
know that Lalak-otsia was/already dead.(20) 

Then €mixUYmew6sagemé& took the two coppers/and put them into 
the bedroom, Then emax¥me wo sa gems & asked/Kiwaélask*en, the speak- 
er, to invite the Lawits!8s and the Madizb@/and the Denax+da€xu 
and the Atwaftela and the DzawadeGnox¥’ and the Gwawadnox¥/and the 
Haxwamis and the Qwéq¥sdtiénox¥ and the *nemgis and the (25) Gwé- 
tela and the Q!lémoy4tyé and the walas Kwag-uxX and the Q!omk: !G- 
t!es/tnat all should go to bury the late chief, Lalak-ots!ax-dé./ 

Then four canoes started and went to invite the/thirteen 
tribes,and as soon as they all had started/the other Mamaléleqala 
who were left behind went in other small canoes (30) to clear one 
side of the island on the south. side of/Mémktimlis, which is cov- 
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gwax ékwaxs laé g*Okwélaxa g°oxUbidawé, Hayatomalaa gwatamasgéxs 
k* $8s€maé gedxa lélqwdlaratyé g-axts.& 1ax Mémkumlis, Wa, laemcé= 
da nénfgadé tiégimg-ila qa sdleg-ayayoxa g‘igaméx-dé. Wa, laem 
qafyasfents waxapienasas Léztelaxa lélqwadlaratyé Loe waxaplenasas 
kiwélatsa Lt6tna LO6xs maéatptenaé yag-fLelaxdda LOxs nemplenaé sak: - 
axOtsa xwaxkitina tOxs qiénemaé tienséladzatyas. Wa, 1& elxratyé 
qleticdzafyaséxa LiaLicqwa histaem la qa®yasfendafyoxa Liégiimase 
nénfgadé. Wa, 1a nefwitlalé qa®yasasa €nemsgemé L 6 gum axdsa €ne=- 
mokw6 nfgadé g*dg*fiela lax g*flg-alisasa g-igdméx-dé g*axfatela 


lagéxs laé wék- Jex€ida, 


Liaqiwalayo qa Lalak-ots!a. 

Hana, hana, hana. La&mé k*oxselésé gelqatawalésdés fnala. 

Hana, hana, hana. Latmé geltofyak’flisé qeldemx*dés €nala. 

Hana, hana, hana. La€mé x*oOyoxwalésens g° igdmédzéx:déa. 

Hana, hana, hana. La&mé 1lax*staalésens g* IgdmSdzéx-déa, 

Hana, hana, hana, xa hdlag’flédzéx-déa wax: sbendalax:déa 
ewaewalasdemx’silaxens g*Iigémédz6x*déa, 

Hana, hana, hana, xa piéptadzeydsdéa g*igdmacyaxa q!iléxree- 
yatma Lalak°otsiadzéx*déaxa €walasa g* Igimédzéx-déa, 

Hana, hana, hana, xa &maxtilatdéa g*igdmaSyaxa q!iléxvefyatma 
Amaxilatdzéx*déaxa €walasa g* igdmédzéx:déa, 

Hana, hana, hana, xa saék*axddalazdéa g* igématyaxa qiiléxte&- 
yatma Wixw q&gdmédzéx-déaxa Swalasa g* lgamédzéx-déa, 

Hana, hana, hana, %a kiwilaselaxdzéx‘déa g*igdmatyaxa q!iléz- 
LeEfyaema Swalas Kwax*flandkimédzéx*déaxa Cwalasa 


eg Iigdmaédzéx-déa, 


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they (1) had cleared it they built a small house and they tried to 
finish it as quickly as possible/before the tribes came in to Mém- 
kiimlis. Then/the song makers made a mourning song to sing for the 
late chief. They/put words into it (saying) how many times he had 
invited the tribes, and how many times (5) he had given grease 
feasts, and how many times he had given away property, and the one 
time he had given away/canoes, and how many times he had given pote 
latches to hiw own tribe, and last/how many times he had broken cop- 
pers. All these words were put into the mourning song by the/song 
makers, And the words of another mourning song were the family his- 
tory, the work of another/song maker, beginning with the first an- 
cestors of the chief and coming down (10) to the time that he died. 


Mourning Song for Lalakots!a. 

Hana, hana, hana. It broke down, the post of the world./ 

Hana, hana, hana. It fell down to the ground, the post of the 

world./ 

Hana, hana, hana. Our great chief has taken a rest.(15) 

Hana, hana, hana. Now our past chief has fallen down./ 

Hana, hana, hana, the great one who continually gave away proper- 
ty at each end of the year,/who made great potlatches, our 
great chief./ 

Hana, hana, hana, the one who made potlatches all the time, the 
chief whose own name was/Lalak-ots!a, the great chief. (20) 
Hana, hana, hana, the great chief who danced the potlatch dance, 

whose own name was/Amaxiilat, the great chief. / 

Hana, hana, hana, the one who gave the Giving-Away-Canoes dance, 
the chief whose own name was/WixewligSgems, the great chief./ 

Hana,hana, hana, the one who gave the Feast-Giving dance, the 


chief whose own name was (25) Ewadlas Kwax* flandkimé, the 


great chief, 


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Hana, 


Hana, 


Hana, 


Hana, 


Hana, 


Hana, 


Hana, 


Hana, 


Hana, 


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hana, hana, xa 1lax’s€enda*ardzéx-déaxa q!eqleltalazdéa 
g igamafyaxa qsuléxrefya&ma Lax: s€endalaydzéx: déaxa 
Cwalasa g*igimédzéx-déa, 

hana, hana, xa sapstendalardzéx°déa eg igdimafyaxa qiuléx- 
tefya&ma Nenodlox:déarns Cwalasa eg igdmédzéxdéa 161- 
qwalacé, 

hana, hana, xa Liemkwalazdzéx-déa g*igdmafyaxa qiiléx- 
Lefyaema Yaqaxelag*flisdzéx*déaxa ©walasa g* lgame- 
dz6x°déa, 

hana, hana, xa k* /alak*clazdzéx*d6axens g° igama®yaxe 
qtiilaxtecyatma K*flemgilédzéx-déaxa €walasa g°i- 
gamédzéx*déa, 

hana, hana, xa qgotéx-alazdzéx-déaxens g-Igdmatyaxa qit- 
16xrefyaema emaxtiyaSlisdzéxdéaxa €walasa g° lgdmé- 
dzéx*déa, 

hana, hana, xa ke ;édadaénoxwalatdzéx-déaxens g*igdma- 
€ya xtuléxretyatma GeLgamédzéx-déaxa €walas€axalisa 
g°-Igaxalisdzéx-déa, 

hana, hana, xa tsdkilatdzéx-déaxens g-igdimatyaxa qiilé- 
xLefyatma Yaqawidalaxdzéx*déaxa walas€axalisa g-I- 
qaxalisdzéx-déa, 

hana, hana, xa yag°ftelaxddalazdzéx*déaxens g° Igdmae- 
yaxg'fns lélqwdlavéxa qstléxtefyaema Laceliralaza 
Hatmasefyasdzé Hamdzidéadzéx*déaxa Cwalasfaxdalisa 
g°Iqaxalisdzéx-déaxacns g-igdmatya. Hiladzé lag-a- 
x°fns g° Igdmédzéx*déa, latmé qelyax:alisa walas- 
faxalisa g-:igdmatyfins lélqwalaé, 


hana, hana, nfya. Hana na. 


wa, néemis g*alabatya mds gemakwé Kwakwag’ulaxs g*axaé fyl€ye- 


30 pematés fyaéyatsiixs g’axaé selta%a Garex*ila ndxwaem denxalasés 


gig? fldzetydla cL lériaqiwala laxés €nalenemsgemakwé. Wa, héem 


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Hana, hana, hana, the one who gave the Property-Destroying dance, 
the Copper-Breaking dance,/the chief whose own name was Lax*- 
s€endalaz,/the great chief. 

Hana, hana, hana, the one who gave the Throwing~-into-the-Water 
dance, the chief whose own name was Nenolo, the great chief of 
all the/tribes. (7) 

Hana, hana’, hana, the one who gave the Giving-Away-of-the-Roof- 
Boards dance, the great chief/whose own name was Yagaxelag:f- 
lis, the/great chief.(10) 

Hana, hana, hana, tne one who gave Striking-to-Kill dance,the 
great chief/whose own name was Kflemgilis, the great/chief./ 

Hana, hana, hana, the one who gave the Marriage-Debt-Paying 
dance, our great chief/whose own name was &maxwayaflis, the 
great/chief. (16) 

Hana, hana, hane, he who gave the Paying-for-his Princess dance, 
our great chief/whose own name was G+ Ladims, the great chief/ 
who came down from above./ 

Hana, hana, hana, the one who gave the Canoe-Breaking dance, the 
great chief whose/own name was Yaqawidalat, the great chief 
who came/down from above. (22) 

Hana, hana, hana, the one who gave the Giving-Away-Bad-Things 
dance, our chief,/tribes, whose own name was Latélitalal, 
Hamas@é8ya, Hamdzid, the great chief who came down from above, / 
our chief. Go now, great one, go great past chief. Now he 
is taking a rest/who was really a great chief, who came down 
from above, tribes. (28) 


Hana, hana, hana, nya, Hana na. / 


The four tribes of the Kwag*ut were the first to come. (30) 
When their canoes came abreast they approached slowly singing 


their/ancestral songs for the dead. That is (1) what is re- 


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gwifySsa g°alé bakium g*6x*gwaflala Lldqiwalé. Wa, g°f1&misé 
g°axfalisa Kwakwag'uré g*axaasa nemgisé mexaré 1ax tlasé.afyas. 
Wa, g°axéda Lawits!és mexac6 1ax cias6tatyasa nemgisé, ga gwa- 


X6g°a, Wa, geflemisé &wifla geax mexarat&- 


Kwag* ur 
ya yudux'semagig*cyows lélqwdlatatya laé Enemgis 
: nawits!lés 
qiwex.eid €wi€la claqiwala. Wa, hé€mis va- Madixbé 
f Denax‘da& xu 
x€iitexs 14x6s €yafyats!6 Neqaptenk:emdzxé. Atwaitela 
Dzawadeénoxu 
Wi, la&mé tstelqwaqax &maxYmewésagematyé. Gwawaénoxu 
Haxwamis 
Wi, laem crégades walas Kwax*ilandkimé yfx Qwegusdt !énoxu 


Enemsgemé Légems Lalak-ots.axdé. 

Wa, g°fl€misé qiilbé tsielwaqlénatyas Neqaplenk-emozx6 laas 
Laxewitexsa g°igamacyé Hawilkilatwiitéxa xamagematyé g-Igdmésa 
Ene&mSmotasa Kikwak!iimasa Ql6émoyatyé. Wa, 1axaé ts!elwaqax wae 
las Kwax-flandkimés. Wa, g°fl€misé g!tilbéd tslelwaq!énafyas lae 
Laxettexpa g*Igdmatyé Haemasagozé qats tsielwaqax €walas Kwax-f- 
lanokiimé; yfix Ha&masagozaxs g*ayotaé lax Sneememotasa Wawil{bac- 
yé. Wa, 18 Cnaxwa naxenemdkwé tsielwaqisa Alak-iala g-ig*ega- 
mésa €naz€nemsgemakwé laxa léelqwilavatya, 

HSt.e lagsizas léx-aem tsselwaqéda &lak: !ala g-igeegiméxs wik:.- 
ex€édaéda Slak+ dla g*igdmaty6 Lalak-otsiax'dé. WA, g*il€misé 
wik: !ex€{idéda k-!6s8 n&xsAla begwanema, wa, &€misa Alak: !ala 
gIgimd q!wS.azaxs la6 tslelwagéda k:!6sé n&xsAla begwanemx xiind- 
xudisa la wik: /ex€ida, 

Wi, g°fl&misé €wifla gwax tsiclwagéda g:ig-egematyasa 1éel- 
qwalatatyaxs laé Lézwittofyosa elkwas Swalas Kwax-:flanodkimé yix 
Kiwadlask-en. Wa, la&mé €wl€la hox€wirtaewa bébegwanem 1axés 
Eyad’ fyats!é6. Wi, la€mé 142 wiinemtatxa g*Igaiméx-dé laxa la gwa- 
ta g*Ox¥bido® qaé. Wa, la k- 26s gitéda winemtdxs g-axaé aédaa- 
qa gaxs le&maé dzaqwa gaxg’in la&méke g*iwala, yfin George Hunt, 
laxa winemtixa g*Igdmadxé. WA, g*fl®misé geax witléda bébegwa- 


nemaxs 1laé dxk-ialaso& qa lds &wi€la hogwit 14x g*dkwasa la té- 


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ferred to by the ancient Indians as the mourning song for a lost 
chief. And when/the Kwag‘ur had come to the beach, there arrived 


the €nemgis and stopped outside of them/ And then came the Lawi- 


ts!és and stopped outside the nemgis in Kwag? uz 
Snemgis 

this manner./ And when they had all come Lawits!és 
Madixbé 

and stopped,(5) the thirteen tribes, then Denax*da&xu 
Afwatrela 

they/stopped singing their mourning songs. Dzawade énox¥ 
Gwawaénoxu 

Then/Neqap!enk*em arose in his canoe/and Haxwamis 
Qwéqusdt lénox4 


comforted &max4mewésagemée / whose name was 
€walas Kwax*flamoktms®, the (10) other name of Lalak-ots!a. 

As soon as Neqgap!enk*em ended his speech,/arose chief Hawil- 
kiilaxy, the head chief of the/numaym Kikwak!im of the Q!lomoya€tyé, 
and. he also comforted/€walas Kwax'flanodktimée. And when his com- 
forting was at an end (15) chief Haimasaga arose and comforted 
€walas Kwax‘flandkimé®;/Hamasaga came from the numaym Wawilib4é- 
Eya./ And each of the real chiefs/of every tribe spoke comfort- 


ing words. 


The reason why only real chiefs spoke comforting words was 
that (20) Lalak*otsi!a who died was a real chief. When/a man 
dies who is not noble, then those who are real chiefs/are silent 
and only men who are not noble speak comforting words/to the chil- 
dren of the deceased, 

As soon as thé chiefs of the tribes had finished speaking 
their words (25) they were called ashore by the speaker of *walag 
Kwax’flandkimé£, that is/K!iwaélask*en. Then all the men went a- 
shore from their/canoes, They were going to bury the chief in the/ 
small house which was now ready for him, It was not long before 
he was buried and they came/back for it was evening. And I, George 
Hunt, (30) helped them burying the chief. When all the men came 


back/ they were told to go into the house of him (1) whose name was now 


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gades wilas Kwax-flandkiré. Wa, la&mé cLlexwilag:ita ha€mazela 
léclqwaélacatya., Wa, la&mé héwixa k!w6tladla denx€éda; wa 1axeé 
héwixa claqiwala. qaxs aBk-*ilaéda g*d41é bakium L!laqwalaxa dzaqwa, 
yixs €nédk-aéda g°alé baékiumgéxs Cnefmaxilaaxa Llafyaxe la reflaxs 
Liaiqiwalaéde winemdetela lélqw&lacafyaxa la £laq dzaqwa. 

Wa, g°fl€misé gwix Llexwide hatmaiela léelqwadlaréxs laé wits 
la hogqawels 1laxa g*Okwa. Wa, 1éxeatmis k*!és hodqawelsa qlaqlast&sa 
ha€mazela léelqwdlatatya. Wa, la&mS gwéx€alélems K!waélask-en, 
yixa elkwa,. WA, 1H Ax€édxa kiwaxid€wé Ex-lax xAseEws gas tslawa- 
na&gés ldxa qéaqeasto. Wa, 1éda qiaqiasto xOxoxUsfalaxa kiwaxLae- 
we, WA, g°fl€misé k*dtaq laem héxfalis xéxAfyaxs 1laé K!waélaskeen 
aixke falaxa gléq!aqiasto qa Snemag-flizés k*atemlizeclasa xdkwé 
kiwaxté la Létaxwafyasa atogliqeesé naxene’mématsa yiidux4se &magu- 
geyows léelqwdlaratya. Wa, héemxaawisé waxokwa gléqtaqlastowé yit- 
dugtig*eyf&6 bébegwanema, Wa, la k-iés gég-flizexs laé gwata. 

We, 16da celkwé Kiwaélask-en nézax wdlas Kwax- flandkiméxs 
le€maé gwata qiéqiaqiasto. WH, g-Ax6 Swilas Kwax*flandkimé kiwa- 
g°afliz qats watanegéxa qléqeaqéastows 14x Awixagewasa Latexwate 
yasa hatmatela léelqwalatatya, Wa, 14 vréxtidex-da&xix aacebdp.- 
Enyag*ala qraqeatesgemg*ustala ma€&Xetinalok® la hafwasewak¥ héya- 
gowa bébegwanemé, WA, latmé axewittializaseewa ma€rplenx: €1dé 
léxsemx’€fd plelxelasgema qa&s g°axé €mdgwat1litlem laxa héxrk- [6- 
tiwalixa loOxsemx:Idé, wi, 12 ax®atlitlema loxsemx-Cidé laixa gem» 
xOtewallZé6. WA, hé€mis la danewésG€sa gléqlaq!astowé ga&s yaqo- 
més laxés geig°oktlotée, 

Wi, g°flémisé €willxtofwa fnaxwa kiwékiwalasa hatmatela léel- 
qwilacafya ld g°f1 Ax€6dex Cyaqtilataxe mak: !exsdatyé €ydqiilaz ple- 
lxelasgema qa benaétés laé mogwatlizelas laxa neqéwatlizasa g°d- 
kwé, Wa, 18, Ek {a€lizé péelxelasgemé Cyaqilarxa €nalirelasa gealé 
la dx€atii€lema, Wa, 1& Sk-lenxafya plelxelasgemé yaqilatxa Gwé- 


tela. Wa, 14 benafyé6éadxiasa Qloémoyafyé; wi, ld bena€yéaxvtasa Cwa- 


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Swailas Kwax‘flandkiméS, then they gave food to the different/ 
tribes. They never sang feasting songs and they/never sang 
mourning songs, for the ancient Indians were careful not to sing 
mourning songs in the evening/for the ancient Indians said it 
would bring short life to the one who takes the place of the dead 
one when(S) they sing mourning songs at the burying by the tribes 
when it is near evening. . 

After the various tribes had eaten they alli/went out of the 
hequse, and the only ones who did not go out were the name-keepers 
of the/various tribes. They were distributed in the house by K!waé- 
lask*en,/the speaker. Then he took tedarsticks which split readily 
and distributed them (10) among the name-keepers. Then the nameo- 
keepers split up the cedar sticks/and as soon as they thought they 
had split enough K!waélask-en/told the name-keepers to put down at 
the same time the split/cedar sticks for the seats of the various 
numayms of the thirteen/tribes. That is also the number of the name- 
keepers, who are thirteen (15) men. They did not take long doing this/ 

Then the speaker, Kiwaélask-en, told €walas Kwax- flandkimé&/ that 
the name-keepers had finished, Then walas Kwax:flandktimee came and 
sat down/and asked each of the name-keepers how many seats/ there 
were in the varios tribes, and they gave the names of (20) six 
hundred fifty eight seats, counting/all the men. Then they took 
two/thousand blankets and put them down, on the right hand side/ 
one thousand, and one thousand on the left hand side./And the name- 
keepers took them from there and gave them (25) to their tribes, 

When they-are giving to all the seats of the different tribes,/ 
they first take the blankets which are to be given to the last one/ 
so that they are underneath when they put them down in the rear of 
the house/and on top of them are the blankets which will be given 
to those next before those that (30) had first been put down, And 
the top pile of blankets will be given to the Gwé tela/and under them 


are those for the Qlomoyays, and under them those for the (1)&walas 


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Ias Kwaguté, wi, 18 henatyédxrasa Qidmk*sutiesas fwailas Kwag-ur, 
wa, 18 bena®yéaxuasa Snemgis, wa, 1a bena€yéaxtasa Lawitsiés; wi, 
148 benatyéaxtasa Madizbés;wa, 18 benafya pielxelasgemix.asa Denax*- 
dat&xus wi 1a& benatyéax.asa A€waltela, wa, 1a bena€yéaxtasa Qwoqu- 
s6t!énox’s, wa, 1&4 benaf&yéax.asa Dzawadeénox4s; wa, 1a bena®yéaxtasa 
Haxwamis, wa, 1& benafyéaxtasa Gwawaénox¥, Wa, héem mag-ix bena- 
liza Gwawaénox¥ qaxs léx°a&maé clxré &yaxtwitsox laé ©wilxtowa ha- 
Emaxela léelqwdlaratya, Wa, g°fl&mése gwata q!éqlaqiastéxs laé 
yawas®id méx€ida qaxs gag-ustawité Switlata hatmaiela léelqwalata- 
eva. | 

Wa, g°fl€misé nax:*idxa gadla laé witla tsiex-eidéda ha&ma- 
tela léelqwarafya, Wa, lad héem gaaxstalis g-Igeaé.elasé. Wa, g*f- 
l€misé gwazx gaaxstalaxs g*axaé Léeldlaso® qa&s lalag*i hogwéa 
1ax g*Skwas Swalas Kwax-flanokimé. W4, lax-da&xwé Switla hogwita. 
Wi, g°fl€misé wiflaé_a laasé Kiwaélask-enxa elkwax:dds Lalak-‘o- 
tslax-d6 yaqleg-afza. Wa, la&mé mO€lasa hatmatela léelqwalacéxs 
laé €wifla hégwira. Wa, 1a gwégemx-£id 1axés g*okilota Mamaléle- 
gala yixs haé klistazéda Ggwiwatlizasa g*Gkwé. WA, 1A €nék-a; 
Wagefzla g°Skil6t. Wag-frla ladzaqwatex qa€s ctladq!iwalads yfsa 
g°ixgwalalatySds g*okul6t, nék-é., Wa, 18 ax€Etseewa g!énemé 
ke 'és &w& tiésema qa&s 14 ts!awanaédzema maéma&itsem laxa enaxe- 
nemokwé bébegwanemsa Mamaléleqala, Wa, g*-fl€misé €wilxtosa maéma- 
extsemé las@layo tiésemsa Lidqiwala laas d&q&lé Ts!dx¥ts/aésoréxa 
négadisa Qwéqusét.énoxwé, WA, la&mé €naxwa denx€idéda Mamaléleqa- 
ldsa new6©lalds g*flg-alisas Lalak-otsiax'dé tidqiwala. Wa, g°f1l&- 
mis6 q!ilbéda newé€lalayo c!dq!wala wi, 1&8 d&q&lé Tsadtsoyalidéxa 
négadésa EneEmemotasa Mamaléleqidmasa q!iayAladx waxap!enmasas Lére- 
laxa €naxwa 1élqw&larafya LO& tiensélaaxés g*dkUloté L5& sak: le- 
dzafyasésa xwaxuk sina laxa naxwa lélqwalavatya Loe waxap!enasas 
Ls6Enageila K,wélaga LO& wixaplenasas qieltaxa Liaiieqwa Loe waxa- 


pienasas ctlemkwas saélasés g°dkwé LO& waxaplenasas yawix-:fla gqaéda 


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Kwag-ux, and under them those for the Q!émk:!it!és of the ¢wilas 
Kwag* uz ,/and under them those for the fnemgis, and under them those 
for the zawits!8s, and/under them those for the MAdixbé, and under 
them those for the Denax*da&xU,/and under them those for the Afwal~ 
Lela, and under them those for the Qwéq¥sotiénox¥,(5) and under them 
those for the Dzawadeénox¥, and under them those for the/Haxwimis, 
and under them those for the Gwawaénox¥, and nearest to the floor 
are those for the/Gwawaénox¥, for they are the last to whom it is 
given when it is given to all the different/tribes, And when the 
name~keepers are ready, they/sleep for a little while, for all of 
the tribes are going to rise early in the morning.(10) —/ 

As soon as it becomes day in the morning, the various tribes 
awake/and they eat their breakfast, and after/they have finished 
taking their breakfast, they are called to go into/the house of ‘wa- 
las Kwax:flandkimés, and they all go in.(15) And when they were all 
in Kiwaélask*en, the speaker of the late Lalak-ots!a,/spoke and 
thanked the various tribes/that they all had come inside. Then he 
turned his face to his tribe, the Mamaléleqala,/who were sitting 
in the rear of the house, and he said,/"Now, my tribe, cry and sing 
the mourning song of/(20) your lost chief, my tribe,"said he, Then 
were taken many/stones that were not large, and two were given to 
each/of the men of the Mamaléleqala, and as soon as each had two/ 
"time keeping stones for the mourning song", then Tsiox¥ts!aéds,/ 
the song maker of the Qwéq*sdt!énox¥, began a song and all the Ma- 
mal@leqala sang (25) the family history about the first Lalak-‘ots/a 
as a mourning song. And when the/family history mourning song was 
at an end, then Tsatsofyalid/the song maker of the numaym Mamaléleq!- 
im, began a song counting the number of times he had invited/all the 
tribes, and given away property to his own tribe, and given awsay/ 
canoes to all the tribes; and the number of times (30) he had given 
grease feastes and the number of times he had broken coppers; and 


the number of times/he had given eway the roof of his house; and 


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Enaxwa 1élqwélata®ya LO& waxaplemasas tiensila ydwix-fla, wa, hée. 
mis waxap!enasas axoOsgema Léxelaxa enems ge ©makwe laxa lélqw&laratyé, 
wa, hé€mis waxap!enasas azosgema yawix:fla gaéda Enemsgemakwé 1axa 
léiqwilarat ys; wa, hé&misd waxap!enasas atOsgema sak-axdtsa xwaxt- 
kétina laxa Snemsgemakwé lélqwdlaratya, wi,hé&misé waxap/enasas 
axds gems Lis€nageila kiwélas qaéda Enemsgetmakwé 1lélqwdlacatyé,wa, 
hS€misé waxap.enasas tsemkwax silisés g:Skwé qaéda Enemsge &makwé 
lélqwilavatya Lefwis Liemk!tidzafyé gaés g°Skildt. Wi, g°flemisé 
ewitla la qé€yatsa Liaqiwala yixg-ada lak: k°satata, 1aé c1xLé qae 
€yastendayuwS waxapienasas qotéx-a LO& LaksefyaSyas qiéqieyox Lida 
Ligqwa LG& waxatsiagasasa kiwaxsalats?é xwixtik:tma. Wi, g°fl&misé 
CwlElaxs laé fem la qiwSxeidéda denxeladsa Llagqiwalaxa Ala g*flsg°- 
fitia Lléviagq!wala. 

Wa, g°flémisé qitilbéde ma®ztsem’ 1é_iaqiwala leas Lax&walizé 
KiwaSlask*enxa elkwis Lalak-otsiax-dé, Wa, 18 yaqleg:atza, Wa, 
ld Enékeas Cya, hatmatet léelqw&laré, le&mas witlelax gwalag-ili- 
dzasasa walasda g° igematyé Lalak*otsiax-d& yfx walas Kwax*fland- 
kimafya SnékeSxs laé .éeldlax maxYmew6sagemacyé6, yix .51léx-das 
Lalak-otsiax-dé, Wad, héx-fidatmisé SmaxUmewSsagematys la La &wiino- 
aQzelizax KiwaSlask-en, W&, 18 KiwaSlask*en Enékea; WEgea dox€wi- 
dex ha&maxel 1léelqwdla.’, geaxfemke g°axfeng-in g-igdméke alo1lx&- 
wida. G°axfemgea walasck* Kwax-Llandkiimafya; demk* aldmas®id g°f- 
gimatyas, d&emk: la Skeg’fn nagék*, ha&maxel léelqwalarai. Lacmtens 
wix*sadgen L6®& Lalak-otsia 1axéa 14 laasa, WA, lafmésen lax axeé- 
detxa yaqientp/éqasa g*igdiméx-dil ga ldlageisé lixg-s Swalasek: 
Kwax’flanokimatya, *nSk°Sxs lad lats!AlIx laxa Sts!A1ixzé. wa, 
k*iSetia gitaxs g-axaé dalaxa yaqientpséqé LO® goldma t6® Léta qaés 
18 ts!&s laxa la Légades Swalas Kwax*flanoktimé, yix ©max'mew6sage- 
ma®y6. Wa, la €walas Kwax-flanokiimé dax-*{dxa matitsemé Llavieqwa 
Lefwa ke lSg-edekwS yaqlentpléqa, wi, 18 xactex:®id yaqleg-atra, 


Wi, 18 nSkeas ya, 1élqwdilarai, wa.Jémasratwésen qen Snemx:fida- 


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the number of times he had given a winter dance to (1) all the 
tribes; and the number of times he had given a winter dance to his 
own tribe; and/the number of times he had invited each one of the 
other tribes;/and the number of times he had given a winter dance 
to each of the other/tribess; and the number of times he had given 
eanoes (5) to each of the other tribes; and the numter of times/he 
head given a grease feast for each of the other tribes;/and the num- 
ber of times he had given away the roof of his house to each/of the 
ether tribes; and the number of times he had given away the roof of 
his house to his own tribe. And/all of this was in the words of the 
mourning song that is now written down here. ‘hen the last (10) 
words were the number of times he had paid the marriage debt, and 
when he had put up an expensive copper as a mast/and when his prin- 
cess had been sitting in the canoe, And when/all of this was done, 
only then stopped the singing of the mourning songs, They are really 
long/the mourning songs for the dead. 

Ag soon as the two mourning songs were at an end/K!waélask-en, 
the speaker of Lalak-ots!a, arose, and he epoke and (15) saids ‘0h, 
tribes, did you Hear what was done/by the great chief, Lalak-ots!a, 
that Swilas Kwax-flandkiimS®?"/said he as He called °mixumewésagemée, 
the nephew of/Lalak-otsia, Immediately SmaxUmewSsagemé& went and 
atood alongside of (20) Kiwaélask-en. Then KiwaSlask-en gaid,"Look 
at him/tribes, he came, he came, my new chief./ Now come, ewdlas 
Kwax’flandkimé®, it is only a new chief./ Now my heart feels glad, 
tribes. Now we are/parted on each side from LAlak-ots!a, from the 
place where he has gone to. Now I shall go and take the (25) speak- 
-er's staff of the late chief that it. may go to ewalas/Kwax- Tlandki- 
mée! " Thus he said and went into the bedroom. It/was not long be- 
fore he came out carrying the speaker's staff.and the (eoppers) Bea- 
ver and Léta, and/gave them to him whose name was now €walas Kwax’e@ 
flandkimée, that is EmaxUme we sa gems ./ Then walas Kwax: flandkimé® 


took the two coppers (30) and the carved speaker's staff and he spoke 


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xtésen létanemta 1ax gwilag-flidzasasen g-Iigdméx-da qiilétya, enék-é, 
WH, la&mé qiwéx€id 1lax6q. WA, la&mé Syax@widayowa plelxelasgemé 
lax€q laxa hatmazela léelqwdlaratya, Wa, la&méda elkwa, yfx Kinaé- 
lask*’en la elkwas &walas Kwax*flanokiimatyé, wa latmé Kiwad leas 
kren nétaxa g:igeegdmafyasa hatmazela léelqwilalatés waidemxias La- 
lak*otslax:dé, yixs laé wawék:!eq!la qaés kék: !es€6x-déxa EwlElaem 
gwityos qa lés laxa la L6gades walas Kwax*Tlandktimé laxés mag iizdé 
LO1éeya, 

Wa, la wucasd&s Neqapienk-ems masé gwifyasen EnemOxudé ga 16s 
1axox max4mewesagematyéxwa lax Légades walas Kwax*flandkimé qats 
€naxwatmads Léteqelaq &nék-é, Wa, hét! Snénak-its Neqaptenk: emoxé 
yix lag-izas xemtela ts!asata laxés gwékialag:flflas qaxs hé€maé 
qteltapléts Neqap!enk-emoxé Lalak-ots!6xE lag-izas Snemalasé g:i- 
qi6énatyas. WH, la&mé Kiwaélaskeenxa elkwa €néx-xa aflizelas wazde- 
mé€ 1#€1as Lalak-otssax-dé qa 1ésa k-t6k: fes€&s lax €wilas Kwax-- 
LlanCkiimS Wa, la Kiwa6lask-en yaqeeg’abia,Wa, ld Enékeas Héem gwiit- 
yasen g*igdméx-da qa 18s 1ax0x ‘walas Kwax'flandkiimafya dagematyé 
Leewa g*Okwex Leewa LGelqwalizéxwa nanéx XYOqwaliza, yutmésa sise- 
yucéx xGqwalita, yii€misa tslawéx ZLGqwaliza,yitmsésa dzoOnoqéwax *Oqwa- 
liza, wi, hé€mis kiwafyas, hé€msa g-ag-Igelaqiila dzdnoqiwala; hée- 
misa g*ag-igelaqula xaxalolaqwala, hé&misa yaqiadnt!alasa yaq!ent- 


peéq; héemisa yaélax.ené laxa baxtsé, wi, héemisa qieltelg-fsxa .la- 


‘qwasa g*ig*figdmacyé, wi, hé€misa qtapsénox¥ laxa tsiétsiéqa Letwis 


yiydlaxtené, wi, yiidzé€misdx Létax vefwox QSlomaxwa awafwéx Lia- 
cleqwa, Liaqwaiztawésen g-igdméex-da, €nék-6é. Wa, la&mé Swdlas 
Kwax*flanokiimé h&em dageméxés yaqwala plelxelasgema laxa hafmazela 
léclqwatafya, WA, la&mé yax€witsa plelxelasgemé 1axés cégemé ©ma- 
xUmewesagema® yé 14xés Enemémota Dzendzenx*qlayo gqaxs hé&maé LégeE— 
mad daxax k!watyas 1laxés Ene emSmote,. Wi, g°fl€misé g-ax n&€naku 
laxg:a Tsaxiseke laxaé dagemésés fne&mémota Dzendzenx*qlayax yaqwa- 


asa pselxelasgemé .6xs kak: {alaé yisa toqiwé ldxa €walas kiwé€la- 


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a few words./He said; “Oh tribes, I shall not be weak,’ that I may 
equal (1) what was done by my chief, my uncle,' said he./After this 
he stopped speaking, Then the blankets were given away/to the dif= 
ferent tribes, Then Kwaélask*en,/the speaker of €walas Kwax- flandkue 
mé€,(5)told the chiefs of the various tribes the last words of La- 
lak*ots!a/when he was dying, referring to the privileges and all/he 
had wished to give to him whose name was now walas Kwax’flandkumé€, 
the next one in his house,/his nephew, 

| Then he was asked by Neqapfenk’em; ''What did my past friend 
refer to (10) that should go to SmaxUmewSsagemé® here, he who is 
now called walas Kwax’flandkumé, that/you all give him that name," 
said he. And this was what Neqap!enk-em meant,/the reason why he 
urged very strongly what he was speaking about was because/Ne qap!e- 
nk*em was the rival in copper breaking of the late Lalak-ots!a, 
Therefore their chief's rank was of equal value./ Now Kiwaélask-en, 
the speaker, told them the various (15) wishes of Lalak-ots!a that 
his privileges should go to walas Kwax*flandkimé®./ Then K!waélas- 
k*en spoke and said, "This was referred to/by my past chief, that 
it should go to walas Kwax’flandkimé® the office of giving away 
property,/and this house and these house dishes, the Grizzly-Bear 
house dish and also the Double-Headed-Serpent/house dish, and the 
Beaver house dish and the Dz6noq!wa dish (20) and also his seat, 
and the DzOnoq!wa cry and also/the cry of Driving-Away, and also 
the speaking with the speaker's staff/and also the secret song of 
the secular season, and also the copper breaking of the coppers/of 
other chiefs, and the Gatherer of the winter ceremonial, and his/ 
secret songs, and also this great Léta dnd Beaver, the great cop- 
pers (25) left behind by my past chief,"/said he. Now €walas Kwax‘- 
flandkimé€ had the office of giving away property and the giving 
away of blankets to the different/ tribes. ‘And he gave away blankets 
to his own name ¢maxUmewésagemd&/in the numaym Dzendzenx*qiayo, that 


is, his name/in which he holds the seat in his mmaym, As soon as he 


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tela Llsena, Haisemxaéx mixYmewSsagematy6 k-2és€a geaig*fielaxs 


g°alaé bekiimg*alisa nixUnemis6. 


Wa, hdem k* 26s qiimala 14 laxa tsiafyaxa dagematyé qaxs jase 
atmaéda Endlastiegematyé xindx¥ Axfédxa daigemafyasa ©nazxenemémasasa 
Enixwa 1Slqwilatatya, wax*fem tsledaga Endlastiegemafyas sasemasa 
dagematyé, 16 Ax€édaemgéxs wax-fmas tsledaqa. Wa, 14 qlinala wa= 
Kea begwinemé tssa&yasa SndlastiegematyS tsiedaiq rénema6xsdxa da~ 
gemafyé 1axés Endla. Wad, 18 &naixwaema g°igeegimafys yadx-stots 
qaxs k*{ésa8 layo laxa m&k-flaxa Sndlasticgematy8, Wai, 1éx-atmis 
lax-demsa dagema®yé laxa tsiatyaxs reflaés Endlastiegemacyé. Wa, 
lacm ke '6s hénax*€Idayo léq. Wa, héem héxedems gwéx &idexs ke 16. 
saé béxomila xtingwadex:€%d& Cndlasticgematyaséxs laé Xefla. Wa, 
g°fl€mis héwixa xiingwadex-*idéda dagematyé lad fem xwayenk!wax 
endlasteegema®yas sasemasés mag*ixé 1écterflaxa naéxs@la be gwanema. 
Wi, la&mé la wiflasés ke iék-tes&o 1aéq ceewa dagematyé qdtaxs le&— 
maé xtngwades. Wa, la k° leas yax*’sem wazdems tslatsiatyasa dage = 
matyS.1axéq. - 

Wa, la&mé Swalas Kwax-flandkumafyé hatnizalaxa Swalasé g°il- 
das laxés g°dkwé 18x Mémiktmlis. Wi, g°fl€misé yaqwasd&sa plelxe- 
lasgemasés g*OkUl6té la té.eLalas ax&édxa yaq!wémis p!elxelasgem 
gats 13 Axts!léts ladxa Cwalasé g-flidasa. WS, 14 g!tinadla hemé 
Elkwisé Kiwaélask*en Ax€édex yaqiwémis €walas Kwax*flandkimé qa€s 
16 lats!dts laxa Cwadlasé g*fldasa qaxs hé€maé g°Skimts!alizé 
Kiwaélask*ené g*Skwas €walas Kwaxsflandkimatyé. Wa, héem héxe= 
dems gwég:ilatséxs g:axa& Swalas Kwax-flanokumatyé lixg-a Tsaxi- 
seke. WH, g°fl&misé g°ax laxgea Tsaxiseke, wa, 1&4 yaqwanokwé 
Enetmémotas fwalas Kwax* flanokimatyasa peelxelasgemé lax Mémkum- 
lis. Wa, 1a hé&mé elkwds, yix Kiwaélask-en dageméxa plelxelas- 


gemé. Wa, lacm mexUsteewes Swalas Kwax*flandkimafyé .1axéq. wa, 


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comes home (30) here to Fort Rupert he has also the office of giving 
away property to his numaym Dzendzenx*qéayo when they give away / 
blankets and when they give feasting dishes ina great grease feast 
tiv, 616.18 2180 CinfixUme wSsagemée's privilege coming from the /time 
of the myth people. / 

This office of giving away property never goes to a younger bro- 
ther; it is only/the eldest child that takes the office of giving a- 
way property to all the different (5) tribes. Even if a girl is the 
eldest one of the children/of.the one whose office is to give away 
property, she takes it although she 1s a woman. Often/the younger 
brother of the eldest sister tries to take away/the office of giving 
away property from his elder sister, but all the chiefs do not agree/ 
because it never goes to the next one to the eldest, The only time 
(10) the office of giving away property. is given to the younger bro- 
ther is when the eldest one dies, then/it cannot be denied nine. The 
time when this is dome is wher/ the eldest one does not. live long e- 
nough to have a child before he dies./ When the one whose office ‘is 
this,to give away property, never had a child, he adopts the/eldest 
one among the children of his nearest relative, a nobleman.(15) Then 
all his privileges go to him and also the office of giving away pro- 
perty, for indeed he is/now his child, Then no bad word is said by 
the younger brother of him whose office is this to give away proper ty/ 
after this./ 

_ Now €wilas Kwax-flandktmse left a very large boz/in his house 
at Mémkiimlis and when his tribe came to give him blankets(20) then 
his relatives took the blankets that were given to nim/and put them 
into the large box, and often it is/the speaker K!waélask*en who 
takes what is given to walas Kwax:flandkimS® and/puts it into the 
large box, for/ Kiwaélask-en lives in the house of €walas Kwax:fla- 
nokiimé®, The time he does (25) this is when walas Kw&xe flandkimé& 
goes to Fort Rupert./ And when he comes here to Fort Rupert and one 


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laxed ha€nita €wilas g-fldas 14x g-dkwas laxg-a Tsaxistke qa Ax- 


ts!Alats yaq!wémis plelxelasgem laxés Snemsgems cégemé *maxUme - 
wésagemacyé, 1ax6és Ene tmSmota Dzendzenx qdayowé. 

Wi, la€men 1&s_ 14x €walas Kwax’flandkumatyaxs laé wikd fe x€- 
{déda begwanemq:alamdxa Légadis Hawaselazxa g*ayoxs 1ax &ne &mémo- 
tasa Wiwomasgemasa Mamaléleqala. Wa, la geg-adé Hawastlazas Ha- 
kiig*iladgwaxa tsiedaiqé xindx¥s TalexewidSxa g-ayoré 1ax &ne&mée~ 
motasa Sisenrafyasa Mamal6laqala. W&, la sasemnokwé Haklig-ilad- 
gwasa ylidukwé e€éx-soku tstedaga 1laxés g-alé x1a€wiinem6 Gwatwinaxe 
geayozxS 14x ne&mémotasa Mamaléleq!idm. Wa, laemxaé be gwanemqla- 
lamé Gwatwina, WH, la watadé Hawaselatas Haklig-iladgwa. Wa, 4&- 
mis la kiwatoxsté Hawaselazé cetwis LAalé Hakitig-ilaogwa. Wa, la- 
émé miwa H&klig:iladgwa teewis yiidukwé ts!édaq sasem 14x g*dkwas 
Hawaselat lax g°Okwas walas Kwax*flanokimafyé. Wa, la&mé Hawase- 
lax k- !8s pletsi!énoxwa k-lésxat! k!iwélats!énoxwa. Wa, hé€mis 1la- 
geitas Léqdlasd€s qsiilsem 14x gwék* salasaxa k*lés kiwélats{énox¥— 
x6s g°OkulS6ts.Wa,enempenaemelaé plesaxés g-Skiilotaxa Mamaléleqala; 
lag*itas Légades Hawaselat., Wi, la€mé nfge g-ilag-ittsés kiwatoxs- 
doté Hakitig:llaogwa, W&, la&mé €nék-é Haklig-ilaogwa qa&s lalag-i 
Enelk‘ila ladxa Tslamasé yfs6s yudukwé e€Sx-sdk¥ ts!édaga ga las 
Lletas6€sa mamaz€a gaxs k*fea&s€maé laem xaewadesa yudukwé xiinyfn- 
g°Ss Hawaselazé, Wi, la€mé 1a laxa Tstimas sek alaxa xwédekwé 
xwaktiina. WA, la€m6 lag-aa laxa Tsidmas, WA, la€mé Lié.lasgast- 
idéda yiidukwé e€8x-sOk¥ €nemémagas tsiédaga totmis dbempé Hakli- 
g*ilaogwa, Wa, Snemxfenxé tsldwinxas héléda TsJamasaxs g°axaé na- 
Enakwa., Wa, latmé qley6.r@ Hawaselazaxa dala. Wa, héx-fidatmisé 
k-flxwax Séxfetg-ila Max-tsidlemxa qfeydxwé Léaqwa. WH, laem k-f- 
lxwé Hikiig-ilaogwa Letwis yidukwé tslédaq sasemxa claqwa. Wa, 

18 sep!éts 14x Hawascelax, WH, 14 tslexq!ex-idéda dmatytnxafyasa 
yidukwé €nemémagasa. Wa, 14 k-lés gaéx qelgwizaxs laé wik: fex€Ida. 


Wa, laxaé wike textidéda qiayfwéx-dis sasemas Hakifg-iladgwa. Wa, 


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kitlis,/then it is that the speaker Kinaélask*en, performs the of- 
fice of giving away property with the blankets./ He is the repres- 
entative of twalas Kwax-flandkimé® in this way. And (1) he also has 
a large box in his house here in Fort Rupert, to put into it/the 
blankets that are given to him in his other name EmaxUme wé sa geméE/ 
in the numaym Dzendxenx*q!ayo./ 

Now I will pass over from €walas Kwax*flandkiimé&.(5) There died 
a common man whose name was Hawaselazx, who belonged to the numa ym / 
Wiwomasgem of the Mamalélegala, Hawaselaz had for his wife Hakli- 
g*iladgwa/the daughter of Tstex€wid who came from the numayn/Sfsen- 
Lis& of the Mamalélaqala. Now Haklig:iladgwa had three pretty 
girls as children from her first husband,Gwatwina, (10) who belonged, 
to the numaym Mamaléleq!am, and Gwafwina was also a common man,/ 
Then Hawaselat had Hakitg-iladgwa as his sweetheart, and they just/ 
lived together, Hawasclaz and his sweetheart Hik!lig-iladgwa. Then/ 
Hikiug:iladgwa moved with her three daughters to the house of/Hawa- 
selaz, in the house of walas Kwax-flanodktmé&, And Hawaselaz (15) 
never gave a potlatch and never gave a feast, and therefore/he was 
called "clay-face'", as they call those who never give a feast/to 
their tribe. Only once he gave a potlatch to his tribe,the Mamalé- 
leqala,/and therefore his name was Hawaselaz, Now he was instructed 
by/Haklig:ilaogwa with whom he lived,and H&kitg:iladgwa said that 
they should go (20) south to Victoria with her three pretty girls that 
they should be/prostitutes among the whites, for none of them had a 
husband, the three step-daughters/of Hawaselaxy, Now they went to Vic- 
toria, five in a long-nosed/canoe- Now they arrived in Victoria,and 
they became prostitutes,/the three pretty sisters and their mother, 
Hak ftigs ilaogwa. (25) They stayed one winter in Victoria and then they 
went home./ Now Hawaselazt obtained much money from this and immediate- 
ly they/bought the expensive copper, 'Dry-Mouth-Maker-Cause-of- 
Shame.* Then/Hak/iig-iladgwa and her three daughters bought the copper 
and/gave it to Hawaselat. Now the youngest of the (30) three daughters 


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laxaéda endlast!egeméx:dé wikelex€ida. Wa, la&mé wl€la xéXe&1Eda 
yuduxudé ts!édaq sdsems Hakitig-ilaogwa. Wa, la Hadk‘iig-iladgwa we- 
qewanuxtsa Légadas Tiéqwap. Wa, la&mé Tléqwap néx-qéxs Eqasefwa- 
6s LOLralégasdé qaés gwéx-fidaasaxs laé k-flxwax Séxtétg:ila Max: - 
ts'dlema qa Hawaselaz qaxs 4&maé begwanemq!dlema qaxs k- !ésaéda 
flak: tala g-ig-egamé héxyqialaxa begwanemg:alemé k*flxwaxa qiéqeée= 
youwé tiatieqwa. Wa, hé€mis €nénak-itts Tiéqwapaq égekwés totaq 
légasdé. WA, latmé k-fX%€idé Hawaselaz 1€xéq qaxs le&mad tstex- 


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qsex’Cid Sgwaqa. WA&,la&mé Lé€lalaxés neemémotaxa Wiwomasg 


Wa, g@°flSmisé g°ax Swiflaéta 1ax g°Okwas €walas Kwax* flandkimayé, 
wi 18 yAgqeg*aexé Hawaselaz. Wa, la €nékea: Ex-€ma 14x k:!és gira 
seraxen ladg*iza Lé&lal6t EneemEmot. Heden lag*iza LS€1a16. ga€&s 
g°axads horélaxg*’fn wardemtek*, nék°éxs laé daxeidex Séxfétg-ila 
Max:tsiG6lemxés axfem k*flwanem cldqwa. Wa, 1l& &nék*ea: Dodqitlat- 
maaqos g°axen yur €walatsem &nemémot, yar Wiwomasgemxg:fn k- fe&s- 
Sk xiindkwa qa Ax€édexgeada €walaseks Légad Lidgqwa. WH, 1éx°a&m- 
isen dOgtt Exe laatseke laxox Swalaséx Kwax*flandkimaftya Le win 
Laxwafyé Login Légemg* fn. Wa, gélag-a xUnox4 yuL *walas Kwax-f- 
landktmé dax**idg-as tldqwag-6s. lLaems Légadexts Sextiqéla 1ax 
Eneemémotasa Wiwomasgem6, &nék°é. Wa, héx-fidatmisé €walas Kwa- 
x°flandkimafyé la dax*€fdxa claqwa qa&s m616s waydemas Hawaselazr- 
xa laem xentela tsiex:qéa. WA, ke léstla gitaxs laé wik: lex€{da. 
Wa,g°fl&misé z-ax nad€nakwa winemtax Hawaselazdé laé Cwalas Kwax-f- 
landkiimatyé piesasa pielxelasgemé 1axa Mamaléleqala. Wa, latmé ga 
Eyog& 1laxés axé ‘ne &mémotaxa Wiwomasgemé. Wa, latmé tégades Séxtiqa- 
la ldxéq. Wa, la k*lés dagematyé Séxiiqila 1axés yaqtilaxa plelxelas- 


Ema gqaxs k°!6saé Hawaselardé dadgemésés fnetmEmotasa Wilwomasgemée 
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qaxs 4&maé begwanemasalema, yixs haé Neg*d dagemasa &ne&mémotasa Wi- 


womasgemé. Wa, la&mé yiiduxusemé Létegemas, wi, 14 yiiduxwé kiwékiwa- 


fyasxens gwityo L6Laxwafya laxa yldux¥sefmakiisé &ndxe€nemémasa. 
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became sick and she was not long sick in bed before she died,/And 
then the-second of the children of Hakiig-ilaogwa died, and (1) 


then the eldest one also died, All died, the/three daughters of 
Hikiiig:iladgwa. Wow Hiklig*iladgwa/had a brother whose name was 
T!Sqwap. Mow T!8qwap said his nieces had been bewitched/on account 
of what they had done in buying the copper, 'Dry-Mouth-Maker-Cause- 
of-Shame" (5) for Hawaselazx, for he was only a common man and/ the 
real chiefs do not allow a common man to buy expensive/coppers. That 
4s what Tiéqwap meant when he said that his nieces had been bewitch- 
ed./ Now Hawasclaz became afraid after this, for he became sick/also. 
Then he called his numaym, the Wiwomas gem, (10) and as soon as they 
were all in the house of twalas Kwax:flandkimée,/Hawaselaz spoke and 
said; "It is good that you do not long/ guess the reason why I called 
you,/that you may come to listen to what I say." Thus he said and 
took 'Dry-Mouth-Maker-/Cause-of-Shame' , the copper he had just 
bought, and he said, “Look at me,(15) you great numaym, you Wiwomas- 
gem, that I have no/child to take this great copper which has a name. 
Now I shall only/see that it will best go to this twilas Kwax-fland- 
kiimS®, and/also my seat and my name. Go child, you twalas Kwax-fla- 
nodkimé€ ,/take hold of your copper. Now your name shall be Séziiqfla 


-in the (20) numaym Wiwomasgem. ® 


So he said, and immediately €walas 
Kwax’Tlanoktmé£/took the copper and thanked for his speech Hawaselaz/ 
who was now very sick, He was not long in this way before he died,/ 
And ag soon as those came home who had buried Hawaselaz, then €walas 
Kwax*flandktmse/ gave away blankets to the Mamaléleqala. He gave 
these out (25) of his new numayn, Wiwomas gem. And now his name was 
Séxiigfla/after this. Now Séxlq&la has not the office of giving a- 
way property when he gives away blankets,/for Hawaselaz had not the 
office of giving away/property to his numaym, the Wiwomasgem,/for 

he was only a common man, and it was Neg*a& who had the office of 


giving away property in the numaym Wiwomasgeme/ Now he had three 


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wafyas 1laxe Cne€mémotasa Wiwomasgem, yix Laxwa®yas Hawaselazds. Wa, 
laem yawas®Id 1aba. 

Wa, la&mésen gwagwéx*sfalar lax Tléqwapxa g°ayoxS lax ne ems 
motasa Sf{senilafyasa Mamaléleqala yfx weqiwis Hakitig-lladgwa yfix 
k!watoxsddtas Hawaselazxdé yfixs ts iacyaé Tiéqwapas Hakitg-iladgwa. 

Wi, lax°da&xwé sasemsa Légada Hayazk*enxa begwanemg!alemé g*ayox 
lax tneEmémotasa SIsenrié&, Wa, 1a gegeadé Hayatk*znas Qwaqwané- 
dzemgaxa &emaxat! tsleddqax:sadla, Wa, latmé Tléqwap nigadés begwa- 
ne&ménatyé yixs gléqiadaaxa dadek*asé. Wa, 1& héwaxa ge g-adaxés 
SwatwasdemS begwanema g°axfatelaaéxs laé zefla. Wa, la&misé Tlé- 
qwapé hémendYeem piesa laxaé hémenazaem babax¥segoliz kéiwélasxa 16- 
lqwalatafyé, Wa, 18 Légades Tiéqwap laxa kiwélas. Wa, 18 Légades 
Wamis laxaplesdsa plelxelasgems. Wa, hé€misen lax LSqelayugé 
Wamisé laxen k*!atiénatyas, WH, laemxaé Wamisé c!édzextsa g*Igre- 
gama&yasa Mamaléleqala qaxs g*fl®maé ples6éda Snemdkwé laxa g*Ig-ec- 
gimatyS laé Wamis Ggwaga peesasa peelxelasgemé, h€ gwéx-s aemtaza- 
sés g*igregematyS laxés gwég*ilasé. Wa, léx-a®més Létetalasa Wa- 
misé €walas Kwaxsflandkiimafyé, Wi, 14 axila Wamisax K- /a€naxa 
qieySxwS Lldqwa. WH,1a&laé k*fx°Ldé Wamisas g-Lg-egdmafyasés g-d- 
kil6taxs hémenaza&maé genatasd€® ga XYe&l6s, Wa, he€mis lag-izas 1é- 
€141é Wamisaxa Mamaléleqala qa las ©wi®la hogwit lax g*dkwas. Wa, 
g°fl&misé g-ax Swi®laéia laas hamg*Ilaq. Wa, g°fl&misé gwaz ha&- 
mapa kiwéteaxs 186 yaqleg*afx6 Wamis. Wa, 1a €nékea:; Wd&entsds ho- 
Lélaxg-in watdemiek* 1&_, g°okiilot ga gwaiaasasés nénaqayos qaen 
yixs waxaqgélaag6s gen ke léaxtewide laxwa €nalax,yitaxa gigsegemat. 
yaaqos. Wa, la &x-tmis WaiageX6s, Snék*éxs la& dax-idxés 1 laqwé 
K‘fana, WS, 1a €nék-a; Géla xiindk¥, yo. fwalas Kwax* flandktimé* 
qens g°*axé qiwaé% laxgea, €nék°é. Wa, héx-fidatmisé fwalas Kwax:f- 
landktimatyé la cafwenddzeliiax Wamisé. Wi, la Wamis ts!fsa claqwa 
14x €wilas Kwax:flandkiimafyé., WA, 1&8 Enék°S Wamisax ‘walas Kwax*- 


“ Bee 
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tribes,/and he had two offices of giving away property to take 
care of, and his last(1)seat was in the numaym Wiwomasgem. It 
was the seat of Hawaselat, Now/for a while this is ended,/ 


Now I will talk about Téqwap who belonged to the numayn/Sisen- 
L!€ of the Mamaléleqala, who was a brother of Hakiig’tlaogwa who 


(5) lived together with Hawaselar. Now Tiéqwap was the younger bro- 
ther of Hakéiige iladgwa/and they were the children of one whose name 
was Hayatk*en, a common man of the/mimaym Sf{senui6&, And Hayatkeen 
had for his wife Qwaqwanédzemga/who was also only a common woman. 
Now T$éqwap was clever in his ways,/for he had much property. And he 
never had a wife (10) in his lifetime, from the time when he became 

a man until he died. And then /t!équap always gave potlatches and he 
also gave feasts to the tribes, although he had no wife./ And he had 
the name Tiéqwap for the feasts and the name/Wamis for the giving 
away of blankets, and I shall call him hereafter/Wamis in my writing 
about him. Now Wamis was also hated by the chiefs (15) of the Mama- 
1é6leqata, for when one of the chiefs gave away property/then Wamis 
also gave away blankets, just as if he were making fun of/the chief 
in doing so. The only friend of Wamis/was *walas Kwax:flandokimé®. 
Now Wamis kept Crow,/the expensive copper. Then Wamis- became afraid 
of the chiefs of his tribe (20) for they kept on threatening to kill 
him. Therefore,/Wamis called the Mamalélegqala to come all into his 
house, And/when they were all inside he gave them to eat and after 
the guests had eaten/Wamis spoke and said: "Now listen/to what I say 
to you,my tribe, on account of the way your hearts are all against 
(25) me, for you wish me to disappear from the world, you chiefs./ 
Now your wish is good, *' said he and he took his copper/Crow and he 
said: "Come, you child, you €walas Kwax:flandkimé®,/and let us stand 
here,''said he. Immediately €walas Kwax-flandkimée/stood by the side 
of Wamis. Tren Wamis cave the copper (50) to €walas Kwax:flandkimé€./ 
Then Waris said to €walas Kwax*flandkims€; " Take hold of your salmon 


chief, of this (1) Crow. Now you will go to my seat, which will be 


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Ke fa€nak*. Laems 1ar laxen Laxwalyé laxés 1at6s neEmémota Sisenrla- 
€yé, Wi, ld.es 1laxdtexxdx K*fanax qa€s plesadsas k:flwayotaq¥ 1laxés 
gwifyd.ads qafs plesaso&.o6s. Wa, 1& gwégemx*®id laxa Mamaléleqala,. 
Wa, g°dkil5t, lafmen Ye&la 1axés watagexSs , g°okulot, Wa, la&men 
Axeédexgeada g*igdmék- laxg-a Wamiseke qa 16s laxen kiwix-dé. Wa, 


hétméq, Snék-é. Wa, la&mé mO1lé Swalas Kwax: flanoktimatyas waidemas. 


Wa, laem la ke leas Laxwés Tléqwapé yixa Légadx-da Wamisé lax6q qaxs 


la& €wielasés Lldqwax-dé k- lana tetwés Laxwéx-dé 1ax walas Kwax-{- 
lanokimatyé. Wi, &€misé tslawinx€idexs laé wik-lextidé Tléqwapdé. 
Wai, la&mé mowé Wiwdictwa ®yassewalac Kwax*flanodktimatys laxéq, yfixs 
k* $6saé LELeLalé fwalas Kwax: Llanoktimatys lax Tléqapdé yixs 16x*a&mae 
lag*ixas hé gwéx-fidé gaxs 16.x°af&maé €wilas Kwax: flandkimatyé k- !és 
momatyalax mizawa pda Wa, laemxaé yawastid laba, 

Wa, la&mé mOx€widdla kiwékiwatyas €wilas Kwax:flanodkimé laxéq. 
Wa, len k*iés qiftelax lag-itas la Lagéx &ne€mémotasa Lélefwag*il- 
asa Dzawadeénox¥ yixs Légadaé fwalas Kwax-flanokimafyas Ydqélasé 
laxés ne&mémota Léletwag-ila., Wa, laemxaé dagemésa €ne&mémotasa 
Léletwageila. Hé€mésen lag-iza k*Staqé g° igdmatyé la Laxste &wésds 
lax €ne&mSmotasa Léletwageila qaxs hé&maé mamaxt!ék: !ésa bak!lima- 
qéxs g°igimaéda dagemacyaxa €naxwa lélqwalaratya. Wai, la€mS sek: lq 
ax*€idata kiwatyas €wilas Kwax-flandkimafyé laxéq. Wa, 1a €ndxwaem 
hax*han®é%a awatwé g-Ilg-fldas laxa g-og-Skwas 14xés &né€ncemémoté 
qa axtsi@lasex yaqiwémis péelxelasgem tefwa qleng:dxt&la teewa da- 
légea k*!Skwala. H&em €wi£la la Axts!Alayo lixa g°flg*fldas yixs 
ke {6saé negésé ©walas Kwax'flanokimé 14x g°oxYdemsasés &naz€ne &mé- 
masé qaxs hé€maéda g*flge-fldasé cetwa Létegemas daiax k!wék!lwatyas 
aKa sr Rviok-61date kewékiwis 1axa sek*asgefmakstss &ndxene &mémasa, 

Wa, la gegradé walas Kwax-flandkimés K-ogwisilaogwa yfx k- fé- 
dézas G*éxk*enxa g*ayoxé lax ne &memotasa bteuteransmed ENEMEES «, 
Wa, la xihawddbawet pes babagumé, Wa, la Geéxk-en Légemg’ f1xralax 


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yours in the numaym Sisenc!6&;/and you will sell this Crow to give 
away the price/to whomever you wish it to be given." And he turned 
his face to the Mamaléleqala:/ "Now, tribe, now I am dead, according 
to your wish, tribe. Now I (5) take this chief here, this Wamis,to 
go to my seat./ ' This is all,' gaid he, iMaraewatna Kwax* flanokiimé€ 
thanked him for what he had said./ Now T!éqwap had no seat after 
that, he whose name had been Wamis, for he had given/everything,his 
copper Crow Snanits seat to ®walas Kwax- tlanoktimé€ ./ When winter 
came T!éqwap died,(10) and now Swalas Kwax- flanoktiméé had four seats 
after this, But/twdlas Kwax*flanokimmé© was no relative of Tléqwap. 
It was only/because walas Kwax-flanokimée did not hurt with words 
TiSqwap. Now this is at an end for a while. 

Now “walas Kwax°flanokiime had four seats after this.(15) I do 
not know why he stands among the numaym Léle€wag*ila/of the Dzawa- 
deGnox¥, for walas Kwax*flanokiime has the name Yaq4ias/in the nu- 
maym Lélefwageila, and he has also the office of giving away proper- 
ty in the /Lélefwag*ila. Therefore I suppose that it was the chief 
whose seat was given to him/in the numaym Lélefwageila, for it is a 
sign among the Indians (20) that he is a chief, the one who has the 
office of giving away property among the tribes. Now/€walas Kwax:f- 
lanokiimé® had five seats after this, and they/kept large boxes in 
his houses in nis numayms/and put into them the blankets that were 
given to him and the button blankets and the silver/bracelets. All 
these were put into the boxes when (25) €walas Kwax*flanokimé® was 
not present in the villages of the numayms,/for the boxes are for 
the names of his different seats/in the five different numayms. 

Now €walas Kwax:flanokiimS® had for his wife K*Ogwisilaogwa, 
the princess/of G:xk-en of the numaym Liadcielamin of the €nemgés. 
(30) Then they had a child, a boy, and G°*éxk*en gave the marriage 
name/Wasazaas for the name of his grandchild, and the name of the 


boy was Wasaztaas.(1) Then they had again a child, a girl, and €wa- 


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laasd, WH, 18 Stiéd xtingwadex’*{tsa tslatsadagemé, Wa, 14 walas 
Kwax’flandktima®yé véxeéts Yasekwe laqe Wa, lava G*éxk*ené Légem- 
g°flxtalax Me&lédé qa Légemsés tsOxY¥cemagasé, WA, la&mé Légemé 
Me€lédisa tslatsiadagemé. Wa maflokwé saésemas walas Kwax-fland- 
ktimatyé Lteewis genemé K‘Sgwisilaogwa, Wa, g*fleemrwisé xe&1Lé 
Ewalas Kwax'flandktimatyé 1acé Wasazaasé wlfla ax€éderxa sek: la- 
x°€idaza kiwékiwisés Smpé .6€ €naxwa kv lékelestds, Wa, héstaem 
k* te&s gwéx*fidaats la k* (6sfogilxLés fwalas Kwax*flandkimafyés 
g°ag*f.ela Létegem laxés g*flg-alisé laxés negtimpé tetwis g*dkwé 
Lecwa XSelqwalizé, WA, léx-a&mis la k- ésfogilxLéséda k+ {és&dgi~ 
1xtatyasés negittmpés 1aq. 

Wa nSemaé €walas Kwax:flandkimatyé yixs hdacl gwéenakula g°ae 
g°-ftelaxs g°alaé begwanemx: ©idé Dzenx:q!ayowé lax Tayagwoxé ,yixs hé- 
waxaé k*!és xtingwadex*€idéda g°alds emx' me wesagemésa Enemokwé baba-~ 
gimé hé€misa enemokwé tslatstadagemé, WH hétia qétindlatséxs nemoxue= 
maéda babagimé xiimdxus. WH,g-flemisé maflékwé sdsemas 18 héx-si€ma 
babagimé Endla. WH, 1d tslatyéda tslatstadagemé qaxs ke {6s€maael 
Enempfena ma&lék¥ begwanemx-sa& sasemas emaxUme Wesagemacyé yixs @&maé 
bexuke /ddeqeléda tsitedaqé. Wa, hé€mis héwaxag-ixts x°istidé Légemas 
gaxs hézomalaé xiingwadex’fidexs k* /és€maé xefla. 

Wa, la€misen gwagwéx’sSalaz lax walastala, yfx wiq! wis 
EmaxUmewesagema®yé, yixs laé x+a&wades Hawilkilatxa xamagematyé 
g°igdmésa €ne€mémotasa Kukwakiimasa QomoyAfyé, WA, 14 xtingwade~ 
w°€{[tsa babagimé, Wa, 14 Hawilktilax Léx€éts Adag-iflak¥ 1axés 
xundkwé. WA, laem g:fntextalax Adag-iflak4¥, WA, la &max¥mewésa- 


gematyé, yix Swalas Kwax-flandkima®yé Légemg*f1xLalax Wabido® qa | 


Légemsés LO1Ef YE, Wa, la&mé Enemox¥eem xtinoxes Hawllkilaz tefwis 


genemé walas.ala. Wa, g°fl&misé elaq nexcaax*{d begwanemxs 1aé 
Hawilkilat véx®its Haxtlyosematyé lax Adag:iflak¥u, WA, laem h&s€em 
Hawilktilaxé véxtegemiza yfx HaxtiyOsematyé. Wa, ld tstex-qlex-€idé 


Ewalastala. Wa, 18 wikeJex€Ida, Wa, laxaé tslex-qlex-€idé Haxt- 


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las/Kwax'flanokimé® called her Yasek¥, But G°éxk-en gave the name/ 
Me€16a as a name for his granddaughter, Then the name/of the girl 
was Me&léd. Two children had walas Kwax:flanokimé® (5) and his 
wife, K*Ogwisilaogwa, and when he js dead/that is wilas Kwax:flano- 
kimé€, then Wasataas will take all the five/seats of his father and 
all his privileges, but there is/no way for €walas Kwax*flanokimée 
to give these privileges in marriage to his son-in-law, the names 
which came down from his ancestors and his house (10) and the house 
dishes. The only privileges he can give away are the privileges 
given to him/ by. his’ father-in-laz./ 

And thus it is about wilas Kwax-flanokimé*, for it is said 
that it happened this way/from the beginning when first Dzenx*qéayu 
became a man at Tayagwot, that/never once did &mAax*mewésagemé® have 
no child, but that he had one boy (15) and also one girl. But gen- 
erally they had only one/son, and when there were two children, al- 
ways/the elder one was a boy and the younger one a girl. For not 
once,/it is said, were both children of max“mewésagemé® boys, but 
it was/a boy alongside of a girl. And therefore the name has never 
disappeared,(20) for they came to have children before they died./ 

Now I shall talk about €wilas.ala, the sister of/ max" mewésa- 
gemé&, for she had as husband Hawilkiilaz, the head chief/of the 
numaym Kikwak!iim of the Q!émoy&€y&,. They had a child,/a boy, and 
Hawilkiilat gave the name Adag-iflak¥ to his (25) child. Now Adag-i- 
€lak¥ is his child's name. Then &max¥mewSsagemse/that is, €walas 
Kwax:flanokiimS®, gave the marriage name Wabidd® for/the name of his 
nephew. Now he was the only child of Hawilkiilaz and his wife, 
€walastala. Now when he was nearly a grown man,/Hawilkilar gaye 
Adag*iflak¥Y the name Haxttyosemé®. This (30) Haéxtiyosemé® was Hawfl- 
kilax's family name. ‘Then €walastala became sick/and she died. 
Then HaxtiyosemS& became sick (1) and he also died, Then Hawilkilaz 


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yosematyé, Wa, 1laxad wikelexfida. WA, la&mé Hawilkilazé ge gade- 

x° fits Telégalidzemga, yix k- !édézas Wanuk¥xa gr ayoxé lax &ne&mé- 
motasa Wawitibayée, WH, la gegadé Wanukwas Wa.idéxa k* !6dézas 
Lek*fsaxa g*ayors Lax ne tménotasa Mamaléleqidm. Wa, 18 xiingwadé 
Wanukwas Haémasaqa laxés g-aldia genemé @s!cts!@latxa k: {6dézas Hé- 
motelasOexa geayoxé 14x EneemEmotasa Dzendzenx*qiayo. Wa, la gE= 
geadS Himasagds Handsenagaxa tsiedag& xtmdx¥s Lalagandgwiflakwéxa, 
geayoxé 14x €nefmémotasa Kiikwak!iimasa Qlomoyaé®yé. Wa, la&mé héwi- 
xa xingwadex*idé Hamasaqozxé tefwis genemOxs Hanosenagorée, Wa, 
laxaé héwixa xtingwadex:fidé Lek*4soxé tetwis genemozxé Xwelagéias- 
wixéxa tsiedaqé xindxUs G-aydsdiswitéxa geayoré lax ne &mémotasa 
Wiwomasgemasa Mamaléleqala. Wa, lata Hawilkitlaz tetwis genems Te- 
1ég*alidzemga xtngwadex*€itsa tsiatsladagemé. wa, la Wanukwiizé 
Légemg:f1xtalax Llazeyig-flisé qa Légemsés tsidxULemagasé. Wa, la- 
Emé Légemsa ts ats Jadagemé Leaxeyigeflisé 1axéq. Wa, la&mé €nemdx- 
Etim xtindx¥s Hawllkilazé ciazeylg:flisé., WH, la&mé wik: fex€Idé Wa- 
mnuxudé, Wa, 1a Hamasaq6zt héem Ax&éd Ewl®lax k* lék- fesfdxudasés 
Ompde Lo& kiwax-dis, WH, 1axaé wik: lex€Idé Lek-Asax-dé 14x &mémkim- 
lis. Wa, yixs haé g-alagawé wik- Sex¥idé Wa_idasés Ompdé Lek-&sax-dé, 
Wa, hé€mis lageizas hé€mé Telégralidzemga Switla axtédex ke !8k lege 
f&s .efwis kiwacyé, Wa, laem Légadé Telég*alidzemgais Lek*4sa la-~ 
xéq. Wa, la Hdmasaga tégades Wakeadzé, yix Enemsgemx* dé Légems Wa- 
nuxudé, Wa, 14 wik-fex€idé Telégealidzemgax:dxa 14x-dé Légades Le- 
k*Asa 1axés &neemémotasa Mamaléleqidm. Wa, la Llaxeyig-flisé .ax- 
stOdxés dbempdé lax Lek:4sa 1laxa tne&mémotasa Mamaléleqidm. Wa, 
lat&mé clazeyig’flisé begixtalax Lek-fsa. Wd, laem wifla Ax€édéda 
axé Lek-&sax k*ték+lest&s Lek*'asdzé 1O© Légemas, Wa, 14 wik- le- 
x€idé Wak-adzé, yix Himasaga, laas Lekeasa, yf£x clareylig-flisé 
fwl€la Axeédex Légemas Himasagqa, yixs Ogiiflatmaé ik !wafyas lax kiwa- 
Eyas Wanukwix6 14xés €nemémotasa Wawtilibafyé, yfixs g*fl&maé wik: {- 


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took for his wife/Telég*alidzemga, the princess of Wanuk4 who came 
from the numaym/Wawiliba®yé. And Wanuk¥ had for his wife Wa.id, 

the princess. of/Lek- 4s who came from the numaym Mamaléleq!&m. Now 
Wanuk® had a child, (5) Hamasaga, by his first wife, Tslets!4laxz, 
the princess of/Hémotelass& who cme from the numaym Dzendzenxqtayo. 
And/H&masaga had for his wife Hanosemaga, the daughter of Lalagand- 
gwiflak’/from the numaym Kikwaklim of the Q!omoya&&yé. Now they nev- 
er/had a child, Hémasaqa and his wife Hanose naga, and (10) Lek-4s 
also never had a child with his wife Xwélagétas ,/the daughter of 
Geaydsdas who came from the numayn/ Wiwomasgem of the Mamaléleqala. 
But Hawilkiilax and his wife ,Telég-alfdzemga,/had a child, a girl, 
and Wanuk¥/gave the name Llaxeyig:flis as a name to his granddaugh- 
ter. Wow (15) the name of the girl was L!lazeyig-flis after this. 
Now A fateyig-flis was the only child of Hawillkilaz. Then Wanuku 
died/and Hamasaqa took all the privileges of his late/ father and 
Ree seas: Then Lek*As died at emSmictiml is ,/and Watid had died be- 
fore her father, Lek*4&s; (20) therefore, Telégralidzemga took his 
privileges/and his seat, and now the name of Telégealfdzemga was 
Lek*&s after this./ Then Haémasaga had the name Wak+adzé, one of 
the other names of Wanuk¥./ Then Telég*alidzemga died, whose name 
was now Lek*&s/in the numaym Mamaléleq!am. Then Llazeyig-flis took 
the place of her (25) mother, Lek*4s, in the numaym Mamaléleq!am, 
Mow/Ulazeyig-flis had the man's name Lek*As. Now the new Lek-as 
took all/the privileges of the late Lek*&s and her name. Then died/ 
Wak*adzS, namely Haimasaga, and Lek-&s, namely L!azeyfg-flis,/took 
all the names of Hamasaga, for his seat was different from the seat 
of (30) Wanuk¥ in the numaym Wawilibatyé, for when Wanuk"¥ died Ha- 


masaqga took his seat and another name (1) of Wanuk®, that is Wakea- 


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Wanukwité Wak-adzé 1O& €wiflé k-lék+les&as, Wa, latmS m£l16x¥ la 
begwanemé Haémasaga LO& Wak-adz6. Wa, g-fl&misé yaqwéda plesasa 
pielxelasgem laé yaxtwitsetw6 Wakeadzé, Wa, 1 6tléd yaxewitse ewe 
Hilmasagqa 14x gwdtelis. Wa, la€mé yiiduxustaza 14 Llareyig-flis lat~ 
mé uégades Lek*&sa laxa Mamaléleqidm; wi, 18 ctégades Wak-adzé 16€ 
Haimasaga 1laxés €netmémotasa Wawilibatyé, Wa, 1a wik- fex€idd Hawil- 
kilaxdé yix Gmpdds Llateyig-flisxa xamagemafyé g-Igdimésa Kikwakii~ 
masa Qtomoy&&yé. Wa, la&mé Légadé Lldzeyig’flisas Hawilkilaz 1ax- 
Eq. Wa, la&mS &xeédé ciaxeyig*flisaxa hoqustala g:dkwa Lefwa &nax- 
wa’ k* {6k* festo g*ix-g*aézreq Leewa dagemafyé, Wa,laem Laxomatya are 
Hawllktilaxytsa tmektimafyas €naleneemémasasa Qlomoyfeyéxa Kiikwak!liig 
mé. WA, laem tsledaxstewételaxés Gmpdé Hawilkilazdé. Wa, laem mds- 
gemé tétegemas. Wa, hSemaxaawisé waxa kiwékiwatyas, Wa, la ax&é- 
daemxaax dagema&yas Wak-adz6o0zx6 _ laxa Enetmémotasa Wawiilibatyé. Wa, 
la maxé dagema®yas LO& dagemafyasés Ompdé. 

Wi, 1a€laé Waridoxé yix genemdzas Wanukwité L6&1énuxus L!aqo-= 


Las. WA, h&em g-Sgwadesa g*Okwé Légades Qladts!é g-Gk4xa g*aydxé 


1axa ne€mémotasa Wiwomasgemasa Mamaléleqala, yixs hé€maé ene mé- 


mots Omp€wiiias Lsaqolasxa LiaqgoLastafmaxats. Wa, hé€latia dbempas 
Liaqotas yfix Omaézi€laku tsiafyas WaLidé, yfix genemas Wanukwité, 
wa, la k*le&s xiindx¥s L $AqoLasé Leewis genemé Gaaxstalas. Wa, 12 
tslex*qtex€Idé Liaqorasé, Wa, 14€laé €néx- ga hé€misé clareyig*t- 
lisé yfxa 4x@ Hawilkilat €witla Ax€édex Légemas .eewis k- Jék- lesto 
Lefwa Légadé g*Okwa, yfx Qiaatsié. Wa, la&mé wik:lex€{da yix .{a- 
qotasdé, Wa, la&mé Hawilkiilat Cwifla ax€édex Légemas 16 kiwatyas 
LO& ke fék- fes€as Lteewa geSxudds, WA, la&mé sek: tasgemé .é.egemas, 
yix Hamasaqa LO& Wak-adzé .d€ Hawilkiilat laxg’a Tsaxisek-. Wa, hé- 
Emis Lek*4sa Loe Léaqg6Las LéLe gems 1axés Mamalélexk: {6tlénatyé, 

Wa, &emista tssedagex*talax Lsazeyig*flisé, Wa, latmé endxwaem ha- 
Enéza awaewS g-flg-fldas lax g*ig*Skwas Hawilkilazé ga lats!&lasex 


yaéqiwémas laxa plesdsa plelxelasgemé Le Ewa qseng’axt&la cetwa dan 


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dze, and all of his privilegss. Now he was two men/namely Haimasa- 
qa and Wak-adzé, and when they gave away/blankets they gave to Wa- 
k*adz6é and they also gave to /Hiimasaga as a second place. Now cla- 
teyig:flis had three places.(5) She had the name Lek*&s among the 
Mamaléleq!a&m and she had the names Wak-adzé and/Himasagqa in the nu- 
maym WawulibatyS6. Then Hawflkiilaz died,/the father of Lfaxeyig-f- 
lis, the head chief of the Kikwak!im/of the Q!dmoy&tyé. Then L!a- 
teyig°-flis had the name Hawilkilaxy after this./ Then LlateyIg*flis 
took the Vomiting-Beam-House and all (10) the privileges belonging 
to it, and the office of giving away property. Now/the new Hawfl- 
kiilax stood at the head of the first numaym of the Q!émoy&€yé. the 
Kitkwak!im./ (Although) she was a woman she stood in the place of her 
late father, Hawilkiilat. Now she had four/names, and that also was 
the number of her seats. And she also took/the office of giving a- 
way property of Wak*adz6é in the numaym Wawiilibafyé. Then (15) she 
had two offices, his office of giving away property and the office 
of giving away property of her late father./ 

Now it is said that Wa.id, the wife of Wanuk¥, had a nephew, 
Ltaqoias He owned the house whose name was Q!aats!6, the house 
which belongs/to the numaym Wiwomas gem of the Mamaléleqala, for 
that was the numaym/of the father of LJaqotas who was also L!aqo- 
Las, And it is said that the mother of (20) Liaqotas, O&maézx{Elaku, 
was the younger sister of Watid, the wife of Wanuk4¥./ They had no 
children, O€maézi€lak¥ and her husband Gaaxstalas. Then/Lsaqotas 
fell sick, and he wished that Llazey{g-flis,/the new Hawilkilaz, 
should take his name and his privileges/and the house named Q!aa~ 
tsié. Now cLiagotas died.(25) Then Hawilkiilat took all the names 
and seats/and privileges and his house, Now she had five names,/ 
Himasaqga and Wakeadzé and Hawilkiilax at Fort Rupert, and/Lek-&s and 
Ltaqotas on the side of the Mamaléleqala,./ But Léateyig*flis was just 
her woman's name. Now there were (30) large boxes in all the houses 


of Hawilkilat to put into them/what is given to her in the giving 


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légea ke !d6kila qaxs k*!ésaé Snempfena Licléwésd€sa plisdsa plelxe- 


lasgemé, WA, laem yawas€id laba, 


Wa, la Hawilkiilay, yfx clazeyig-flisé la tafwades K!wak!waba- 
lasematyé, yixg-fn qifyeewek: xtindkwaxa Légaddis Jonathan Hunt laxa 
mamaxa. Wa, 1& xtingwadex*€{Itsa babagiimé. Wa, 14 clareyig-flisé 
LExféts Adag*itlakwé 1axés xiindkwé qaxs hé&maé g°fl g*fintextéyosa 
Hawilkilarenakiilaxs g-alaozvéx Snag-flisens nalax. Wa, g-f1€misé 
tsiatsiadagema Endlast egematyé laé Léxtétsd&s Adaga. Wa, 1a 6ti- 


6d xiingwadex’®itsa tsidtsiadagemé. WH, héemxaawisé Hawilkilazé 


er 


égemg’flx.alax WaLidé qa Légemsés xtndkwé, Wa, “aem Axféd lax 
7 ° e f : ; 


of 


Sx.egemétas 1axés dbask-ioté qa k:ieAsaé gwéx-fidaas Légemg:f1x- 


Lalax Adag-iflak¥ qaxs g*ayOtaé Légem laxa g-flg-alisa Hawilkilaz, 


yixs Léqélayaé Adag-iflak¥ qaéda €ndlastiegemafyé6. Wi, la k tés 


layowa Légem Adag-iflak¥ laxa tsiafya, Wa, la&mé ma&loOkwé sasemas 
Hawllkilar Le€wis xaewunemd Kiwak/wabalasemafyé lax Adag’i€lakwé 
LO& Watidé, WA, laxaé 6ti6d xiingwadex-{tsa tslatsiadagemés. Wa, 
la Hawilkiilaz cex®éts &max4Ymewédzemga 1laxa tsiatsiadagemé lax Lég- 
emas wuq!&sa g°ala Hawllkiilaza. Wa, laxaé 6t!éd xiingwadex: €f{tsa 
babagimé, Wa, la Hawilkilat texeéts Gaaxstalas laxa babagimé. 
Wa, la€mé Hawilkblaxé ax€édxa Légemé 1ax Léxtegeméras Lek*Asa laxa 
Mamaléleqala gaxs Légadaa®laé adbemp*witas Lek-Asds Gaaxstalasé, 
Wa,-la HawLiktlaré Léx&éts Gaaxstalas 1ax6s babagiimé xtndkwa. Wa, 
1a 6ti6a xiingwadex-itsa tsiatsiadaigemé, WH, la Hawilktilazé Léx- 
f6ts Lelak-enédzemga 1axés ts litsladagemé xundkwa. Wa, la&mé ax€- 
6dé Hawilktilazaxa Légemé 18x Léxtegemitas Wanuk€wuxé, yixs Tela 
enédzemgax*taatlaé abempas Wanukwuzé, WA, la&mé Légemsa tsiatsi- 
ada gemé Le lake enédzemga taro. 

Wa, sek: i6k-ewS sdsemas Hawilkilaté yfix Llareyf[g-flisé teewis 
x8 wine més K!wak!wabalasematydxa gayox6 lax €ne€mémotasa Hadnaré- 


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of blankets and of button blankets and of silver (1) bracelets, for 
she is never once forgotten in the giving away of blankets./ Now 
this is the end for a while./ | 

Then Hawilktilaz, namely, Liaxeyig*flis, took for her husband 
Kiwakiwabalasems€,/my middle son, whose name is Jonathan Hunt among 
the (5) white people, and they had a boy. Then clareylg:flis/ 
named her child Adag:i€lak4,for that was the child's name of/Hawfl- 
kiilaz in the beginning when the first light came into our world. 
And when/the eldest child is a girl, she is called Adaga, And then 
again/she got a child, a girl, and Hawflkilax gave/the marriage name 
Witid for the name of her child. Then she took the (10) family name 
from her mother's side, for she cannot give away in marriage/the 
name Adag-if€lak¥ because the name belongs to the Ray pone of Hawil- 
kitlax,/for the name Adageiflak¥ is given to the eldest one, and 
never/is the name Adag*i€laku Ehven to a younger brother, Now two 
children had (15) Hawilkiilaz and her husband, K!wak!wabalasemé€, 
Kdag’i€lak4/and Witid. Then she had another child, a girl./ Then 
Hawilkilaz called the girl tmaxUmewSdzemga, the name of/the sister 
of the first Hawilkilaz. Then she had another child,/a boy, and 
Hawilktlax gave the name Gaaxstadlas to the boy.(20) Now Haw{lkilar 
took the family name of Lek*&s among the/Mamaléleqala, for it is 
said the mother of Lek*4&s had the name Gaaxstalas./ Now Hawilkilaz 
named her son Gaaxstalas. Then/they had another child, a girl, and 
Hawilktilax named/her daughter Lelakeenédzemga. Now (25) Hawilktilaz 
took the name from the family name of Wanuk¥, for Le lak+ enédzemga ,/ 
it is said, was the name of the mother of Wanuk¥Y, Now the name of 
the girl/was Lelak-enédzemga after this. 

Now Hawflkiilaz, that is Llazeyig-flisé, had five children with 
her/husband, Kiwakiwabalasemé€, who belonged to the numaym Hadnaté- 


no/of the Q!6mayAtyé. 


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Wi, laf&més Hawilkilaz €néx* qa piesés Adag:iflakwaxa Gwétela 
LeEwa Qlomoyaeyé qa weg-is Légades ©memx-4 Haimasaqa. Wa, la&mée 
lata €nemsgemé Légems Hawilkilaxé 1axés xiindkwé Adag-iflaku, Wa, 
laf&mé lAsa Hawf{lkulazasa dagema&yé laxés xtindkwéda la Légades Eme = 
mx-& Himasaga Letwa enaxwa k-i6k-lestAs Hamasaqdié ce€wa g*dkws 
EwlEla, Wa, la&mé dagema&yé Ememx’& Hamasagds6s €ne&mémotasa Wa- 
walibatyé, Wa, 1ldxaé Hawilkilax, yfx LlateyIg-flisé Lré&lalaxés 
Ene€mSmotaxa Kikwik!iimasa Qiomoya&yS qa 1as €witla hogwit lax g°6- 
kwasa g°alé Hawilkilata. Wa, g°fl&misé g-ax Swiflaé_a laé hdtm 
gLlaxés €ne&mémoté. Wa, g°fl&misé gwax ha€mapa kiwézxé laas yaqi- 
eEg-afzxS NOlisxa g*ayOzx6 lax Snefmémotas. Wa, la &nék°a; Wdentsos 
hor6lex nds fneememot laxg’a gwitaasteg*asg:in watdemtek:, QaL, 
qitaxs hézaxaqilamaé yfxgea Hawillkilazeke yfixs 1ak* maydz€idesg-as 
Ompek*xg°ada hélémasek*e laxg*ea &memx’& Hamasaqak*. Wa, laem lak 
lésatg*a Hawilktilarg-as6é Légemé Hawilkilat lax &memx-4 Hilmasaga 
Leewa kéwafyas Le&wa hoqustalax g:Okwa LEewoxda €naxwax k- {ék- fe- 
s€6 geix-g:aéi 1aq¥, wa hé€misa dagematyé, WH, la&mé €wiela, 
enék-é, 

Wi, la®men gwaz Léqalas Hawfliiilaz 1ax clazeyig-flis qaxs le- 
Emad 6t!6d tsiedaxsé€staliza. WH, la ax€étsetwa mattplenyag-i 
peelxelasgema qa€s g*axé mOgwalé©lem 14x Lafwitlasas NOlisé. Wa, 
la NOlisé dax-®{dxa €nemxsa pielxelasgema qa€s dalalizéqéxs laé 
Léelalaxa axé6 Hawilkilaza 1ax Adag*iflak¥, yixa latégades &memx-& 
Hamasaga. Wa, héx*fidatmisa la cégades Hawilkulaz la qats La€wi- 
nodzel{zéx NOlis. Wa, 14 yaq!leg*-a&zx6 NOlisé. Wa, 1& &nék-as wa, 
Eneememot, wegea doxewidex g°axtemk> g-axfemgeada x*Omsg*fns nods 
Enefméemot laxg*a Hawilkiilazek*xg*ada 1lak> ct layewlldlakwaxg: ada 
aloOmaseke la g*-igdématyaxg-ada axnogwadg*asa neqéwalézasa eeciwe 
qaxs kiwafya, €n8k-é. Wa, 1a Leplédxa Snemxsa plelxelasgema. Wa, 
lafmé €nékeas Laem Plelxelasgem qats Gwétel, laem pielxelasgem 


qats €walas Kwag-ut; laem pielxelasgem gas Qiomk:litics. Laems 


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Now Hawilkitlax wished Adag*iflak¥ should give away property to 
the Gwétela/and the Q!émoyf&tyé in order to be called &memx*& Hima- 
saga. Now/one name of Hawflkiilat was to go to her child Adag-i€iakw 
Then/Hawilkiilat passed over the office of giving away property to 
her child, whose name was now (5) &memx°& Hamasaga , ald all the 
privileges of Haimasaqa and the house ./ Now memx+& Himasaga had the 
office of giving away property to his numaym, Wawilibatyé./ Then 
Hawilktilaz, that is Llateyig’flis, called her/numaym, the Kikwak!im 
of the Q!émay&tyé, to come into the house/of the first Hawflkilaz. 
And as soon as they were all in (10) she gave her numaym to eat. 
After the guests had eaten,/N6lis, who belongs to her numaym, spoke 
and said; "Listen/to me, my numaym, to what I am going to tell you 
here, Indeed/indeed, she has done right, this Hawllkilazt, for she 
has given birth to this,/her father, a good man, this memx:& Hama- 
saga. Now (15) Hawflkilaz will give over her name Hawflkiilaz to 
&memx*& Himasaga,/and her seat and the Vomiting-Beam House, and all 
the privileges/that are owned by her, and also the office of giving 
away property. That is all,'/said he./ 

Now I will stop calling ctlazeyig-flis Hawflkilaz, for she is 
(20) again only a woman. Now two hundred/blankets were taken and 
put down at the place where NOlis stood in the house, And/NOlis 
took up one pair of blankets and held it up as he/called the new 
Hawillkiilal, that is Adag-iflak¥, the one whose name was now ‘Smemx-4/ 
Haimasaqa. Then immediately the one who had the name Hawflkiilazr went 
and stood by the side of (25) NOlis. ‘Then Ndlis spoke and said, 
"Oh,/numaym, look at him, He came, he came, our head, our/numaym 
to this Hawi{lkilaz, who has been changed about/and is now a new 
chief, who owns the rear of. the house/as his seat," said he, Then 
he unfolded one pair of blankets and (30) said, “Now this is a 
blanket for you, Gwétela; this is a blanket/for you, €walas Kwag*ut; 


this is a blanket for you, Q!émk:!ut!es. Now (1) you will come and 


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gaxu x°itsiax-flavex WaLidé xtindkwa. Hawilkilat laxg-adexs ma&x- 
plenyag*ig‘ada ptelxelasgemk>, €nék-6. WA, la€méda axé Hawf1kilaz 
la xiingwade sés wiigew6 Wa&Lidé qaxs ke !6s€maé xingwadeSnoxwé Hawifl- 
kilazé, yfxs héé gwég-iléda g°alé bakitima. Wi, g°f1°misé xtingwada 
laé héem ax€étsetw6s xindkw6 gqa&s 16 yixwa qa pedyds pielxelasgema. 
Wa, la&mé fnemax-fsa mat&iplenyagei pielxslasgem Loe Elg*aatelotsa 
Légemé Hawilkulaz 1ax Adag-iflakwé. (&nemax:fs tefwa lebeladdaxs 
tsdseyodaaxa g*fng*fnanemé ga LégadésSsés Légemé.) WA, héemis tsa- 
seyOdaénétsa bakitmaxs piesaé yfsa plelxelasgemé qa elg*aacelésa 
Légem6 laxa g*fnanemé toma g*ig-egdmatyaxa a-t1emad menze{tsés._ 
g’igext&yo cégema laé ples€itsa plelxclasgemé qa elg-aatelésés gwil- 
€yd ga&s ax LSgema, Enemax*fs LO& hatagéda laftaxa alomas Légemaxa 
Enaxwa bébegwanemasa prelxelasgemé qa Légelésésa artsemé Légem liq 
Wa, la€mé héeméda axe Hawllkitlad dageméxa plelxelasgemaxs 1laé ya- 
qwas laxa Gwétela Letwa walas Kwag-ut Lreewa Qlomk*litlesé. wa, 
laem yawas*fd laba,. 

Wi, hétfaren Sdzagitmé walas Kwax*flandkiimafyé, yfxs sek: !a- 
x°{ddlaés kiwatyé, Wa, hé€maéxs cégadaas maxUmewSsagemafyé laxa 
€walas Kwageut, Wa, 1a geg-ades Lelak-enédzemgaxa &em Légem nems- 
gemsés abempé 1axa baxts. Wa, la Légades X* Its lax: flasdgwiflaku 
laxa tsiétsiéqa. Wa, la maxYmewésagemafyé tégades Ldflatlak¥ 14- 
xa tsléts!éqa. Wa, héem lag-izas gegeadesa tégemasés abempée ya- 
qwaplafmaaxaéda ts!édaqé laxa baxus6, Wa, laxaé yaqwap!aemxaaxs 
laé tsiétsieqéda Kwakwaig-uté LOxs laé p.sék¥ laxa a6 guxse Emakwé 
lélqwaélatatya, 

Wa, la &maxUme we sa gema®y6é Légades €walas Kwax:flandkimatyé 
laxés a&bask+ {Sta Mamaléleqala. Wa, 14 Légades nemsgemk* fala laxa 
tstétstéqa. Wa, laxaé geg-adesa Légemé Me&lédéxa 1égemalas dnés&- 
Witas Ldlak‘ots!6z6. WH, la Légades Tettsiaas laxa tslétsléqa. 

Wa, laxaé emixume wSsage macys Légades Séxtiqdla laxa Mamaléleqala. 


Wa, 18 cégades Lax-s€ala laxa ts!étsléqa. Wa, la geg*adesa Légeme 


ah ie 


“gee Watid, the child of Hawilkilaz, with/two hundred blankets, "' 
said he. Now the new Hawilkiilaz/had for his child his sister, 
Wa.id, for Hawilkiilat was not yet old enough to have children./ 

For that is the way of the ancient Indians, when (a person) has a 
child (5) that chila is taken to dance in the Ene wey of blan- 
kets./ The two hundred blankets are just like fastening/the name 
Hawllkiilaz on Adag-iflak¥.(This is just like a priest/baptising the 
children to have their names.) And it is the/baptising of the In- 
dians; the giving away of blankets fastens (10) a name on a child. 
And chiefs, when they are tired of/their chiéf's name, they give 
away blankets to fasten on whatever/new name they want, just as 
though in obtaining a new name with blankets/all the men were paid 
to call him the new name./ Now the new Hawilkilaz had the office 
of giving away property and blankets in the giving away (15) to 

the Gwétela and the wdlas Kwag*ur and the gtémk: faities - Now this 
is ended for a while. | 

Now the subject of my talk will be again ©walas Kwax:- flanoktimé& 
who had five/seats, Now his name was €maxYmewésagemé€ among the/ 
€walas Kwageur. And he had for his wife Lelak-enédzemga, that is 
just another name/of his mother in the secular season, and her name 
was X°Ttisi!ax-flasOgwiElak¥ (20) in the winter ceremonial. And €ma xU— 
mewesagemé® had the name Laelaelak¥ in the/winter ceremonial, And the 
reason why he had for his wife the name of his mother/is that the wo- 
men give away property to one another in the secular season; and the 
Kwag-uX also give away property to one another/during the winter cere- 
monial and when they are invited by other/tribes,/ 

(25) And &max4me we sa gemé © had the name €walas Kwax- flanokimé€/on 
his mother's side among the Mamaléleqala. And he had the name €ne- 
msgemk* {ala in the/winter ceremonial; and he had for his wife the 
name Me&1éd, the name of an aunt of/Ladlak-ots!a, and her -name is 
Texts{aas in the winter ceremonial./ And EmaxUmewésagemé€ had the 


name Séxiq&éla among the Mamaléleqala;,(30) and he had the name Lax:- 


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Lsax_laxelisLladgwa laxa baxtis,; wi, 18 Légades K+ tanaw6ga laxa 
ts!Stsléqa. WA, laxaé max4mewSsagemafye Légades Wamisé 1laxa Ma- 
maléleqala. Wa, 14 cégades Wig'flis laxa ts!éts!éqa. Wa, 1a ge 
geadesa tégem6 Ke sdsogwiflak4 laxa baxtis, wi, 14 cégades MenYGq 
selas laxa tslétsiéqa. Wa, laxaé €maxYmewésagematyés Légades Ya- 
qotas laxa ne&mémotasa Téletwag*ildsa Dzawadeénox¥, wa, 1a Léga- 
des Dzaxvts sala laxa ts!éts!éqa. Wa, la gegradesa Légemé Le €walz~ 
qsanak¥ ldxa baxiis, wi, 1a Légadés mek-alels laxa tslétsiéqa. Wa, 
laem laba 1laxéq. 

Wa, héem gwe°yasa bak! imé geg*adesés Apsdtlénatyé 14x gwata- 
asas €maxUmewésagematyé, Wa, 14 Alax’€id la geg:ades K-ogwisila- 


Ogwa. WA, g°fl&misé geg* dex: ides K°Ggwisiladgwa 1laé x-fsirels 


 genembuiaséxa dem végemé Lelak-enédzemga gaxs le®maé Alax-&id ge- 


grada, Wa, laLeé mosgema LeLEgemM geEgenems. 
ee ‘* fe = ~~ c eq - = & - 
Wa, len k°t6s qiatelax gwe gum’ yadzexvrayas Emax mewésagema Sy 


laxés wixaasé tefwis gegenemé, Wa, laem laba.. 


The Acquisition of Names, 


1. The name of the newborn child, 


Wa, hS€maaxs g-Alaé macyuré Llax-vfalidzemgdsa babagime, yixs 
xaewadad Llax*'tialidzemgas Ltaqotasxa xamagema®yé g*igdmésa ©ne°me- 
mutasa Yaéx-agema®yasa Q!Gmoy&fyé 1ax Tsaxis. Wa, héx-fidatmis 


Légadéda babagiimas Tsaxis. 


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sala in the winter ceremonial, And he had for his wife the name/ 
(1) L sar Sazelisflladgwa in the secular season, and she had the name 
Ke $anawSga in the winter/ ceremonial, And &maxUmewSsagemé& also had 
the name Wamis among the Mamaléleqala/and his name was Wig‘flis in 
the winter ceremonial, And he/nad for his wife the name K* !&sog- 
wiflakY in the secular season, and lier name was Mentoselas/ (5) in 
the winter ceremonial. And maxUYmewésagemé® also had the name Ya- 
q6tas/ in the numaym Lélefwag-ila of the Dzawadeénox4, and he had 
the name Dzaxuts!Sla/in the winter ceremonial, And he had for his 
wife the name Lefwaltqlanak¥/in the secular season, and she had the 
name €mek*alels in the winter ceremonial. Now/that is the end of 
this. (10) 

This is what is called by the Indians "to have for a wife the 
other side," namely the way/ &max¥me we sa gems € (had names for wives). 
Now he really had for his wife K*Sgwisiladgwa./ And when he took 
K-SgwisilaSgwa for his wife the imaginary wives disappeared./ That 
is, Lelak-enédzemga was only a name, for now he really had a wife ./ 
There were still four names as his wives. (15) 

I do not know the ochre names of &mixUmewésagemée ,/ their 


whole number, and those of his wives, This is the end. 


The Acquisition of Names 
1. The name of the newborn child, 
When tsax*téalfdzemga first gave birth to a boy, for/(20) Lia- 
x*tsalfdzemga had for her husband téaqgotas, the head chief of the 
numayn/ Yaéx-agemé® of the QsdmoyAeyé at Fort Rupert, then at once/ 


the child had the name Fort Rupert, 


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2. The name of the ten moons old child. 


Wi, laem neqasgemé Emekiilasa babagumé g*ag-fLela lax xA€yutde- 
mas Lfax*ctalfdzemgis tSgades Tsaxis. Wa, g*fl*misé héxogwilaxs 
laé Liaqotas, yix Ompas Tsaxis Léflala €witlaxa Kwaikw&; uxé ga lis 
Ewi€la hogwit 14x g‘Okwasxa nék*a gasa ma&lokwa bébegwanem; G°aq 
x€memuex4¥ gasaé gains 1é gwagumeyala laxwa héxogwilax, €nék*é 1ax 
tlex:flids g°ig*Skwasa Kwakwag°uré. Wa, g°fl€misé g-ax €wlflaéia 
Enaxwa bébegwanem Lefwa hatyarfa tofma g*ing*fnanemé, laas Axk* ia- 
lase&wéda tsledagé Lé gade AOmOxixa grayoxé 14x &ne&memotasa Hadnati- 
nfisa Q!émoyffyé qa lds tslex*semdex sefyds x*Smsasa hétogwila baba- 
gima, gqaxs hé€maé k: !6s&6s Admoxa ts!ex-semdaxa héxogwila g* ing: iné- 
nema, W&,18 Lé€ldlaseewa Sgifla tsiedaqxa giimsatasa giimsé laxa 
g:indnemé, Wa, la 1 é€lalase&wa matlokwé k-.ésfonux¥sa kinxwétésa 
kiimxwédem, W&, hem régadéda Smaflokwé tstédaxs kwékiinxwét /énox4. 
Wa, 18 végadéda gimselg-fsé tsiedaxs gimselg*fsxa hétogwila. Wa, 
la Légadéda talex*semdtax scecyis x*dmsasa babagimas tslex*semdel= 
g°f{sxa hézogwila. 

Wa, g°f1€misé la €wi€la klis€aliza sek iAkwé tsiédaq laxa 
Ogwiwaelizasa g*Okwé 14x kéwaélasas Liax-Ltalidzemga, yix abempas 
Tsaxisxa héxogwila babagtima, wi, 14 AdmOxé Axédxés Tem tartans 
gemé qaxs g*Gx®maé dalaxa Liemqiax:d xagema Leewa aéke saakwé xoku 
kiwaxLaewa, Héem Légadéda xdkwé kiwax.aewas tséenanoxa tsiex* semdax 
sefyisa hétogwila. WH, la Admoxé Axk- !alax Léax*Lealidzemga ga ha- 
qwatésa g-inanemé 14x Gkwix-afyas. WH, la AdmOxé xaxétsa cLlemqlax-d 
xagem 14x sefy&s x*Omsasa g*fnanemé qa Snaxwés qiwax*€{déda sefya. 
Wa, g°fl€misé €ndxwa la qiwaz6da sefya laé Ax€édxa xOkwé kiwaxiaewa 
qa&s mex*.tendés Obatyas laxa legwizté. Wa, g*fl&misé x-ixeédexs laé 
dax-fitsés gem€xdxtsanatyé 1axa Léemqeax*d xagema ga&s mak flsalés 
Oxwifyasa xagemé lax Lsésas hérk- fddendtemafyas x*Omsasa g* inanemés. 
Wa, laem nénelat&lé sefyasa g*fnanemé 1ax ék+iotx-dyasa xagemé. Wa, 


hé€mis la tslétstex-atAsd&s Admoré, WH, 18 k-lés gég-flizexs laé 


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2. The name of the ten moons old child. 


For ten moons the boy, beginning from the time when he wags 
born by/t faxet falidzemga had the name Fort Rupert. As: soon as 
he had the right age, (that is ten moons 01d),/ then Liaqouas, the fa- 
ther of Fort Rupert called all the Kwapg‘uz tribes to go (5) into his 
house, and the two men who invite said, "We come/to invite you to 
help to paint this one who is ten moons old.* ‘Thus they said at 
the/door of the houses of the Kwag*ut tribes. And when all the men 
had come in/and the young men and also the children, they asked/ a 
woman whose name is A6m62%, who belongs to the numaym Haanat ino (10) 
of the Q!émoy&tyé, to scorch off the hair of the head of the ten 
moons old boy,/for this is the privilege of Admdzx, to scorch off the 
hair of the ten moons old child./ Then other women were called, the 
one who was to paint the child with ochre/and the two were called 
whose privilege it is to put on the leg/and arm-rings. And these two 
women have the name Mieedraasto=Put-on<thé-T.ep-and-Arm-Rings , (16) 
and/the one who scorches the hair of the head of the boy has the 
name Scorcher-of~the-/ Ten-Moons-Old-Child. 

As goon as the five women had sat down in the/rear of the 
house, where sat Liax*tialidzemga, the mother (20) of Fort Rupert, 
the tén moons old boy, then Admoz took her yew wood/comb, for she 
came carrying her yew wood comb and well split/cedar wood. And 
this is the name of the cedar wood, means of scorching off/the hair 
of the ten moons old child. Then Admdz% asked Llax-Lialidzemga to 
put on his stomach/the child on her knees. Then Adm6X combed with 
the yew wood (25) comb the head of the child so that each hair stood 
on end./ And when all the hair stood on end, then she too’ the split 
cedar wood/and lit it in the fire. And when it caught fire she/ tool: 
with her left hand the yew wood comb and put/the teeth of the comb 
closs to the skin of the right hand side of the head of the child 
(30) and then the hair of the child showed on the upper side of the 


comb, And/then it was that AdmoX scorched off,and it was not long 
g* 


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gwaza. Wa, g°fl&misé gwaxe AdOmozx6 tsiex*semda laé ax€édxa hé gwex-sa 
X6qiwé gqa€s gwaxtsiddésa wiidafsta €wapé laxa kwddzatsié.axa g*fnane- 
mé. Wa, 1a dax-€{dxa tsléstadla gqa&s k-ifiplidés laxa k-!ésé@ ‘walas 
x*ixsemala tf3cema qa&s k-!fpstendés laxa wabets!&wasa kwidzats!éia- 
xa g-fninemé. Wa, mOsgema x-ix-fxsemAla tiésem héfyagod k- :fp€stanos 
laxa Ewabats!4wasa kwadzats!é.axa hézogwila g*fnadnema. Wa, g°f1emisé 
gwata laé Admozé qlaxfidxa g*fnanemé qats nexk-ax-alizégéxs laé mops- 
Ema ax€stendxés hérk: !6xtsianatyS laxa tslelx€stax-sdkula Cwapa qa€s 
mopiené coxsemtsés k!iinkwaxts!anatyé lax x-dmsasa g*fnanemé, Wa 1a- 
wis.é kwis€idex x-Omsas. we, g-fi€misé gwata la@ tsioxwit!édex okiwi- 
nafyas. Wi, g°fl&misé gwata laé ax€édé AdmOtaxa a&k- laakw6 qluyaaku 
k*adzekwa qa&s dég-itiédés laxa g-fnanemé. WA, laem gwaxé 6a&xénat- 
yas AOmozx8. Wa, héem k* !ésfos g-aig-ftela laxa niiyfmbalisas Admdxé6. 

Wi, 16da ma€lokwé tslédaq qlataxtafyaxa g-fnanemé 1ax AdmOoxE 
qats keenxwit /édésa keenxwidemasa g*fnaneméxa tégadas Tsaxisé. Wa, 
g°-fl€misé gwata ma®lokwé tsiédaq k-Enxwitasa k-enxwidemé laxa g-f- 
nanemé laasa giimse1g- sé tsié6daq qiazaxtafyaxa g-fnanemé laxa ts!6é- 
dagé gas k!wak-dx-alfzés. Wad, latmé waxéda ts!edaqaxa €naxwa be- 
begwanem ce&wa hafyarfa LOema Snaxwa g-fng-fnanem qa wagsis ©naxwa 
gums®ida, &&mé Snék-exs laé gims*idxa x-Omsasa g-fnanemé tetwis 
gogumatyé. 

Wa, g°fl€misé gwata Lte&wa fnaxwa bébegwanem gumsa laasa qex*- 
atodelg-flsé tsiédaq qiatax.tatyaxa g*fnanemé laxa gamse lg fsé 
tsiédaqa. Wa, héem gex-atdtsa wawagé yemelk® 1ax x°Smsas Tsaxisaxs 
@°alaé matyoremsés abempé 1 iax-._telidzemga qa g*fltemés Tsaxisée 
Wa, laem gex-atotsa lalaxwiwacyé laxa g-inanemé, 

Wa, g*fl€misé gwala laas Laxewalizé tiaqotas, yix Ompas Tsaxisé. 
Wa, 1a yaqlegeafza. Wa, 1% *nék-as Wa, g*Otg-Ulkdlot, latmé gwazalé- 
xa yix Ga&xénafyasa sek’ !Akw6x tsiédaqaxwa k- !ék: !esfonukwéx yfsos 
gégwalag-f1i©lasaxg-in xundkik- laxg-a Tsaxisek*. Wa, laemk: cla- 


yux4ia., Laems gwaz .éqalaied Tsaxisé 14x g°fn xiimdkik-. Laems 


a Sib § 


before she (1) finished. And when AGmoz had finished scorching off 
the hair, she took something like/a dish and she poured cold water 
into it as a wash-basin for the child./ Then she took tongs and 
‘picked up red-hot stones which were not large/and she put them into 
the wash-basin for the (5) child. She put four red-hot stones/into 
the water in the wash-basin for the ten moons old child. As soon 
as/she had finished AGm6X took the child in her arms and laid it on 
its back. And four times/she dipped her right hand into the luke- 
warm water and/four times she pressed her wet hands on the head of 
the child, and,finally,(10) she washed its head. When she had fin- 
ished she washed its body,/and when she had finished AdmOz took the 
well rubbed shredded/cedar bark and wiped off the child with it. 
Now is finished the work of/Adm6z, and this is her privilege begin- 
ning from the family history of Admoz./ 
Then the two women took the child from Adm6zx. (15) and they put 
-the straps on the child whose name was Fort Rupert. And/when the 
two women had put the straps around the legs and arms of the child/ 
the painter woman took the child away from the women/and put it on 
her knee, Then the woman said to all the men/and the young men and 
all the children to go ahead and (20) to. paint themselves with ochre 
She just said so and painted the head of the child and its/face, / 
After she had finished and when all the men had painted them= 
selves,/the woman who puts the kerchief around the head took the 
child from the painter/woman. She is the one who put the split 
kelp around the head of Fort Ruper* when (25) he was first born by 
his mother, Llax+ctalfdzemga, so that Fort Rupert might have a long 
head./ ‘Then she put the kerchief around the head of the child, 
When she had finished, arose Leagolas, the father of Fort 
Rupert./ He spoke and said; ™ Oh, tribes, now is finished/the 
work of these five women, of those who have the privilege of doing 
what (30) they have been doing to my child, Fort Ripert. Now/his 


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Léqalates Wawaxkefné la&gqek*. Wa, laemke g*fntaxtalax Wawazk: finé 
qa Aénéematas mi€yoraxrayowé Tsaxisé, €nék-S. Wa, la&mé yaxtwitsa 
qiénemé laalaxwiwé laxa ©naxwa bébegwanem Leewa gefng-fnanemé. Wa, 
laem h8Xogwilax.a@yows Wawazk-:fné. Wa, laem gwat laxa ma&itsemé 


LELEgema. 
3, The name of the young man, 


Wa, g°fl€misé moxsa €naldsa k*enxwidema laas lawuya. Wa, la- 
Emé 1é&1alé Lldqotasaxa Endxwa hafyazfa qa lds wi€la hogwit lax 


g°-Okwas. Wa, laem ke leAs lasa bébegwanemé gaxs hé&maé Légades hat- 


~yarfaélkw6. Wa, g°fl€misé g*ax wi€laéia hatyareaxs laé Axk: 181€ 


Liaqotas qa yaqrdntsalésa Enemokwé hézfa g-aydt lax ene emémotasa 
Yaéxagemafyé qaxs hé&mas &ne&memots Lidgorasé, Wa , 1d Lax€walita 
qafs néxéxa ©naxwa ha®yarfagéxs leemaé lawuyowé6da k-enxwidemas Wa- 
watkefnatyé, Wa, la&méseke Snemasgeada laalaxwiweke 14. naxwa ha- 
fyareas Gwétel Los hatyarfas Swalas Kwag*ut LO&s hafyar€as Q!omk: !- 
ities, wa, so&méts nos g*dkilét hafyaxreagqds Qlomoyiiwé, nék*éxs 1laé 
Leaiqotas Ax€6dxa lawats!é g-fldasa qa€s Etaxe hang*a€lizas lax cla- 
salf{zasa héxfaxa yaqedntsala. WA, 18 h€€mé ciaqd.asé déitsialaxa 
ladlaxwiwaty6 laxa g*fldasé qats tslox-tslokwés laxa héx€axa yaq!an- 
tidlelg*fs6. WA, 1a &nék-exs laé dzoxwatasa fnemé lalaxwiwatya. 
Laem €nemy6s Wawatk:fné 14. Kiwalayu. WA, laem yax€witsa lalaxwi- 
wafyé 14x Kiwdlayu laxés waxdemé qaxs ©ndxwéda hafyazfa la néxeidés 
Enemaxtayu 1laxés laénatyé yaqwasé&s Wawatk+fné, Wa, g-fl€misé ewe. 
la la yax€widayuwa laalaxwiwatyé laxa hafyaxeaxs laas ©nék-éda ya- 
qgldnt!alelg-fsé héxfay Laems gwax Léqdlas Wawazk-fné laxg-a Wawaz- 
k*fnék* qaxs la&mék: ©nemx*talatax Mégwat, €nék-é. Wa, la&mé Léga- 


dé Wawazk-fnafyas Mégwat laxéq. 


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pert, now (1) his name will be Wawaxkefn. Now his child's name will 
be Wawazxk:fn,/for his birth name was Fort Rupert," thus he said. Then 
he gave away/many kerchiefs to all the men and the children. Now/his 
nine months name is Wawazkefn, Now it is finished about two (5) 
names. / 

5. The name of the young man, 

After he had the leg and arm-straps on for four days they were 
taken off. Then/.Ltagotas invited all the young men to go into/his 
house, Now there were none of the men, for this has the name (10) 
"young men gathered in the house,” As soon as ail the young men 
were in/Ltaqo.as asked one young man who belonged to the numayny/ Ya- 
éxagemée, for that is the numaym of Ltagotas, to make a speech, 

And he arose/and told all the yoing men that now the leg and arm 
straps of /Wawalk+fn had been taken off. "Now he will give a kerchief 
to you, young men of the (15) Gwétela and to you, young men of the 
€walas KwagsuX, and also to you, young men of the Q!omk!it!es/and you 
young men of my tribe, Qiémoya&yé," thus he said, And/.taqoras 

took the box containing the kerchiefs and he put it down in front 

‘of the/young man who was speaking, And then Leaqotas took the/ker- 
chiefs out of the box and gave them to the young man who spoke for 
him.(20) Then he said as he was holding up one of the kerchiefs;/ 
tis is one given by Wawazkefn to Kiwalayu,"” and he gave the ker- 
chief/to Kiwalayu as he said so, for all the young men now used/their 
first names as they were given (kerchiefs) by Wawatk-fn. When all/ 
the kerchiefs had been given to the young man, then said/ (25) the 
young man, the speaker,''Now you finish calling Wawazk*fn this name 
Wawazk:fn,/for now he has as his name hereafter Seal,''said he. Now 


Wawazk*fn had the name/Seal after this. 


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4. Qlemdadé giim’yasa. 


Wa, laxenté moxtinxé tslatwinxas Légades Mégwat, wi, la Gmpas 
yix tfaqotas k*flxwaxa qsénemé qiéqiasfenatya Leewa Enaxwa gates 
gwéx° sdem gwertegwala laxa k*fl&wiflasé,. Wa, 14 megwaflf{zxyas laxés 
ge okwé. Wa, 1a .é€lalax Snaxwa hafyarfasés Snemémotasa Yaéx-agema- 
Eyé qa las w{€la hogwit lax g*Skwas. Wa, g*fl€misé la ‘wi€laéta 
hafyaxeaxs laé teaqotas nétaxa hafyarfaxs latmé €néx- qa gumeyasé 
Mégwataxa hafyazedsa Gwétela cefwa fwalas Kwag-ut Letwa Qiomk: fi- 
tiles6, WH, la€mésOx qtemdadezts gumeyayalata qiemdema, Wa, la€- 
mésOx giim€yadzextalatex Satsiem, Wa la&mOx gwaz Légades Mégwat 
1lax6q, &nék-é. Wa, latmé q!Amdizvéda hatyarfasa axtsemé gem&yayala- 
yu qtemdem, Wa, 16da wadkwé hafyér€a doxeweisaxa g*fltia denem 1ax 
Leasanfifyasa g*okwé qa&s 16 gexewiindalasa qléqiasanafyé cefwa enax- 
wa axfogii®qata gwéigwila laq. Wa, la h& gwdzéda tsioxwixa gwéigwia- 
laxs laé lemxwasd&s tsidxwiq. Wa, g*fl&misé gwata laasa ma&lokwé 
hatyaxfa qasaxa €nék*6; La&menufx4 qasa qaéda giimfyasaLé Satstem 
14. hafyaxea. Haélag*flétesd enék*éda ma&lokwé hafyarfa lax a€wite- 
lds teétiex-fldsa enaxwa g-ig-okwa. Wa, g°fl&misé g-ax aédaagéda 
ma£l6k4 q&selg*-fs hafyarfaxs lad Cwifla hdqiwelsa q!amdézax-dé hat- 
yazfa gafs 16 k-Sisels lax mag-{xség-afyasa tsagqemafyasa g*Skwé. 
wa, g-axéda ha€yazedsa Gwetela Lefwa walas Kwag-ut ceewa Qlomkti- 
tiesé6 k!tisels laxa clasafyas. Wa, g°fl€misé g-ax twLflg*acisa 
laas Laxtilséda Snefmokwé hézfaxa yaqidntiala qa Mégwataxs laé €nema. 
Wa, 1& yaqtegeatXa, Wa, 14 Snék-as Wa, gélag-a hatyaxfot, qa€s g-a- 
xads gimme yasaso&sg- enufx néxs&lagék* laxg-a Mégwatek*xg-ada lak 
Llayuxca. Laemk* gum¢yadzaxLalax Satsiem. Wa, la&méts Léqalates 
Satsem laqek*, &nék-éxs laé gwégemx-®Id lax hafyarcadsés ne &méemoté. 
Wi, 18 €nékea; Wég-a denx€itsa gimtyatyald qiemdemsg-fns nAxsAlagék-, 
Enék*é, Wa, 12 Snaxwa qiwig-flsa hatyareds ene’mémotas qas denxt- 


Idésa aitsemé gim’yatyaSlayu qiemdemaxa €nék-as 


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4. Painting with song. 

Now for four years his name might be Seal. Then his father/ 
Léagovas bought many shirts and all kinds of/ clothing in the store 
and he piled it up in his (5) house. Then he called all the young 
men of his numaym Yaéx-agemée/ to come into his house, When all the 
young men were inside té¢aqotas told the young men that he wished/Seal 
should have the paint-giving-away to the youngmen of the Gwétela 
and the €walas Kwag-ut and the Q!6mk: lit!es,/and that he should have 
the painting with song, and then (10) he would have the paint-name 
Spring Salmon after this. "Then he will no longer have the name 
Sealfafter that," thus he said. Now the young men sang in the house 
the new-paint-giving-away/-song. Then the other young men stretched 
out a long rope/outside of the house and they hung the shirts and/ 
various other kinds of clothing on it in the same way as those who 
wash clothing(15)do to dry it after washing.As soon as this was done 
two/ young men called saying,"Now we call for the paint- giving away 
of Spring Salmon/to you, young men. Come quickly," said the two 
young men inside/the doors of all the houses. When the two young 
men who had invited came back,/all those young men who had been sing- 
ing inside went out (20) and sat down close to the front of the 
house./ Then the young men of the Gwétela and €walas Kwag-ut and 
Qt6mk: !ut!es/sat dow seawards from them. And when all ha@ come 
from inside/one young man arose, who had spoken for Seal when he 
gave away for the first time./ He spoke and said,'' Fellow young men, 
you have come to the (25) giving-away of paint of our respected Seal 
here, whose/name will now be changed. Now his paint-giving-away- 
name will be Spring Salmon. Now you will call him/Spring Salmon," 
thus he said. Then he turned his face to the young men of his numayn/ 
and he said,'' Now sing the song of the paint- giving-away of our re- 
spected one,''/thus he said. Then all the young men of his numaym 


stood up and sang(30)the new song of the paint-giving-away, which said 


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WA h& ha yé ya ha h& h& ha. 
Ladzéfyacmk* yawix:flahédzég*a walahddzaigélédzék- Satsiem- 
dzéya. 
Ha, n& h& ha yé ya ha hé ha ha. 
Ladzé&yaemk* ©walahddzéyacagim yasfidéavtaha lahauta g°fin- 
g°fnahanems léelqwdlahataéxg-ahada walahAdzigélédzék- 
Sats lemdzéya, 
Ha, wi h&é ha yé ya ha ha ha ha. 
Wahag-adzé lahagea mOhomas&idéaharax wihisawatax Tsiesqwa- 
nahaowaxés yahalase€wahagds Sats!emdzéya. 
Ha, wi hé ha yé ya ha ha hé ha 
Wuf. 


Wi, g°fl&misé qiilbéda giimtyafyatlayu qlemdema laéda dxatyé 
qafs yaqldntialé héx®a dax-¢idxa ©nemé qlasenatya qats Léxeédés gtim- 
Eyadzax.atyasa xiindkwasa kwékwéxa Légaddis Kwitsié, Wa, 14 enék*axs 
laé yaxewitsa qeasenatys laqs Laems yagwadeséqa Kwits!laai,enem qea- 
senafya, nék*é gqaxs Snaxwatmaé la Lécegadéda hafyartdsés gwégimeya- 
dzaxvtayu L6LEgEma. Wa, laem ogux€Idé Lécegemasa ha&yarta 1axés ©né= 
nemxLayu vétegema. Wa, g*fl&misé ewilxtosa qiéqiesenatyaxs laé &wi- 
Ela hdquwels laxa g-Okwé. Wa, laem k-lefis ldsa la gégeg-ad bébe- 
gwanem kiwagélizxa ha&yarta,Wa, la mosgemé Sgigqiflala LéLEgems Sa-. 


tsiemé. 
Se. LEDA. 


Wa, la qledpséx-€1dé _laqorasaxa qeéneméd plelpfelxe&ma laem k-fl1- 
xwaq 1laxés g*OkUloté. Wa, laem laxddé Ltaqotasaxa lak: fendé aldmas 
peelxelasgem qa k*flxwasefwéesésa qietta plelpielxeema 1axa enazene- 
mxsa aldmas p.selxelasgem.W4,g*flemisé ewi€la k-f1€winema aldmasé 
Pe€lxelasgemsés g’OkUlOté ,wa,la 161416 1 taqo_asaxés ©neemémoté qa 
lds wifla hdgwit lax g*Okwas. Wa, g*fl&misé g*ax Swllaé.axa Ala. 


k- !fn bébegwanema, wi, laem k*!e&s lasa hafyaz€a lag qaxs le €maé 


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Wa n& ha yé ya ha h& hé ha. 
The great one will not move, the greatest one, the great 
Spring Salmon. 
H&, wi h& ha yS ya ha ha h& ha. 
The greatest one will give away now to the children of the 
tribes, this greatest one, the great Spring Salmon. 
H&, wi h& ha yé ya ha hf& hf ha. 
Go on great one, hurt the young children, the humble spar- 
rows who are being teased by you, great Spring Salmon. 
Ha, wi h& ha yé ya ha h& hé ha. 
Wut, 


As soon as the song of the paint-giving-away was finished/ 
the young man whose work it was to speak took one shirt and named 
the (15) paint~giving-away name of the Son of the Eagle, whose name 
was Kwats!&. Then he said/as he gave away the shirt to him, "Now 
this is given to you, Kwits!é, one shirt,"/said he, as he named the 
names of the young men with their paint-giving-away/names. Then the 
young men also changed their names from the first giving-away/names. 
As soon as each had received a shirt they all went (20)-out of the 
house, It was not given to the married men/who sat among the young 


men, Now this is the fourth different name of/ Spring Salmon. 


Se Spreading Out. 

Now LsAqo.as assembled many old blankets which he bought (25) 
from his tribe. Wow isaqoras sold one hundred new/blankets; there 
were six old blankets to be bought for one pair of/new blankets. 
When the new blankets had been bought/by the tribe, .iaqoras called 
his numaym to/come into his house.So all the(30)real men came in, 


None of the young men went with them for now(1)Spring Salmon was to 


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Satstem Légadextsa Légemasa be gwanemé 1laxé6s laéné.é cepasa p!lel- 
pilelxeemé 1laxés g°Okiloté. Wa, g°-fl&misé g-ax Ewltla kliistalfza, 
yix &ne&mémotas L!iqotas laé nézxaxés €nefmémotaxs le&maé xtindkwas, 
yix Satslemé Lepaxxa Gwétela cetwa walas Kwag- ut Leewa Q!6mk: fa- 
ties. Wa, hS€miséxs le&maé begwax.adlacé Sats!emax G-Ixsé*stalf{s- 
ematyéWa,wég:a ydqimx:€itsa plelplelxc€max ladxens g°dig*okuldtax, 
Enék-é, Wa, héx:€idatmisa q!aq!asto begwanem la k!wag-a€lfz laxa 
negéwaflizasa g*Okwé. WA, léda Ogifla€mé begwanem dax-€idxa €ne- 
mé pselxe€ma gats k-lax€atlizés. Wa, léda qiaqtasto begwanem Léxe- 
Sdex Lé.egemasa yaégwad.as. Wa, g°fl1&misé ewila yaqumakwa bébe- 
gwanemasa yudux¥seemakwé Kwakwag*euta laasa maflokwé bébegwanem ©ya- 
lagem gas 16 qésa. Wi, 16 hdqiwels 1axa g-Okwas Liaqotas qa€s 16 
LaxstOlsax tiex:flis g-dkwasa Gwétela, WA, 18 €nékea ©nemokwée 
begwanema, G°ax&menufx® qasai qa G-ixsé€stalisematyéxwa bexsée— 
stal{zax6x Sats!eméx, &nék*é. WH, la €nék*a nemOkwas: Halag:f16- 
Lesal, nék°é. Wa, la h&x*sd gwék-falaxs laé laéttesala laxa €na- 
xwa g°ig*okwa. Wa, laem €naxwa g*axa bébegwanem Leewa bababagwaxa 
ts édaqa teewa 148 Lepasa hatyaxea, Wa, la k- leafs g-axsa k- !8s6 
tep!énox¥sa hafyazfa. Wa, gefl&misé g-ax SwlElaét laxa g°dSkwaxs 
laé .taqotas nétaxa €naxwa bébegwinemxs letmaés xiimdkwé Sadts!em 
LtayuxLaxés Légemé, yixs le&maé begiix.dlax G-ixséestalisematyé. 


Wa, len negettawéx tiex-ilatyasen wiwompewita qen gwétnakiilas gaen 


Lawelgematyéx, €nék*é, Wa, la&mé yaxtwitsa fnaxenemé péelxe*ma la- 


xa &naitmemokwé begwanema. Wa, g°fl€misé wi€la yax€widayuwa plel-e 
plelxec€ma ldas Laxulizxé g° igdmafyasa G*éxsemasa Gwételaxa Légadas 
Yaqawid. Wa, la sag ieener ras Wa, 16 €nékea: Ewa, g-igimé téaqgoras, 
le mS gwatea, la®mé gwaré waxdemads qads Lawelgematyaqsosxox G-{x- 
séestalisematyéx. Laems negexttewex gweg-ilasasens wiwomp&wiita. 

Wa, la€mésen Ax€édezrg-fin k-!és€og*fn. WH, la&men créFlalét Q!émo- 
yaw6 .o&s €walas Kwageut co&s Qiomk-tutics qats lalag-ités k!wa- 


kiwanScamalizxwa aldmasax g*igdmafyaxox G-ixsé€stalisematyax. La- 


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have the name of a man as he will now spread out the old blankets/ 
among his tribe, As soon as they came they all sat down,/the mu- 
maym of tsaqotas. ‘Then he told his numaym that his son,/Spring 
Salmon, would spread out for the Gwétela and the wailas Kwag*ur 

and the Qlomk: latices, (5) and that Spring Salmon would now have 

the man’s name GeIxsS&stalisemé&, “Now go on and give away the 

old blankets to our tribes,''/he said. Immediately the name keeper 
sat down in the/middle of the rear of the house, and the various 
men took each one/old blanket and put it down. Then the name keep- 
er called (10) out the name of the one to whom it was to be given. 
Then they received blankets, all the men/of the three tribes of the 
Kwageut. Then two men were sent/to go back. These went out of the 
house of Leaqotas and/s topped at the doors of the houses of the 
Gwétela and then one man said,/"We come to invite on behalf of G-.Ix- 
s6estalisemé®,/for he will now turn into a man (15) this Spring 
Salmon,''tsaid he, Then another one said, 'Go quickly,"/said he, and 
they kept on saying so as they went into each/house. Then all came, 
the men and the women who have men's names,/and those of the young 
men who had spread out, but none came of the/young men who had not 
spread out. When they had all come into the house (20) téaqoras 
told all the men that the name of his child, Spring Salmon/would. 
be changed, for now his man's name would be G*ixsé€stalisemée./ 

" I follow the road made by our forefathers, for I wish it thus on 
behalf of my/prince,* said he. ‘Then he gave away one old bianket 
to/each man, When all the old blarkets had been given away (25) 
then arose the chief of the G-‘éxsem of the Gwétela, whose name was/ 
Yagqawid and he spoke and said," Chief L saqovas ,/now it is finished, 
what you said on behalf of your prince, this G*ixsétstalfsemeé./ 
Now he has followed the ways of our forefathers./ Now I wish to 
make use of my privilege, Now I invite you Qlémoy&tyé (30) and 


you, walas Kwag-uz and you Qlémk: !tt!es to go/and sit down on 


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ems 1a%.6x% g-igdme, Snék-é. 

Wa, gflemisé q!iilba watdemas Yaqawid laé €wfla hoquwelsa bé- 
begwanem laxa g-Okwas Liagotas. WA, la&mé teaqoras tslelgwarxés 
EneEmémots Leewa qidqsastows begwanem ga k*iésés la Sgwaga hoqu- 
Wels lax g*Skwas, Wa, la&mé L.aqo_as axfédxa matipienyageaxsa plel- 
Xelasgem qa&s g°axé megulizas laxa Ogwiwatlixasés g-Okwé. Wa, 1a 
yaqtegatia, Wi, 18 Snék-a, WEgea doqwataxg-fn gwétnakiilasek ,&ne- 
Smémot.Laemk* qidzuras G-{xsS€stalisematyé gerade mat&%plenyag-axseke 
pielxelasgema qag’d lax kiwéxL5, Wa, hé€mésens denx€idayura qsem- 
demasa g°ala Liaqotasxs g*aladta bekimg’alisens qwésbalisa qens 
ga gasodaméseng gagempSx qéemdema qaxo 1&x 1a6.6x G-ixsé€stalisemas- 
yéx, nék-é. Wa, g°flemisé naxwa gwaré waitdemas, laéda qlaqiasto 
begwanem yaqumx’ {tsa mafXprenyag*axsa plelxelasgem laxa yiidux¥se’ 
makwé Kwakwagruta. WA, la&mé Lataxbatya ma&lokwé bébe gwanemxa 
€naxenemxsa pielxelasgema. WA, g¢fl&misS gwaza laé wifla hdqi- 
Wels laxa g*Odkwé, 

Wa g-fl&misé ©nax-&idxa zensé laas 16&1a1é Yaqawidaxa Snaxwa 
bébegwanemsa QsomoySeyé Lefwa walas Kwageut ceSwa Qlomk: iitlesé. 
Wi, g°{l€misé g:4x wi€laé.a laas Laxtiwallz6 Ydqawidé qats yaq!le- 
g°a&zé, Wi, 1h Enék-as Gélagea, Qiomoyawé, gélag-a walas Kwag~ ut 
gélagea Qtomk-fities. Wégra héreaSlik laxs kiwékiwafyagds. La&mo 
héxeilselakwa, &nék-éxs laé gwégemx:eid laxa tlex:fldsés g*dkwé 
qaxs h&€maé Cwl€la kiidziza Gwétela. Wa, la €nékeas Qdtaxs €né- 
x°tmarns gaagempewlita, nos grigeegimé. wa, k: f6s€mens €wl€laéra. 
Wi, gélagea g*{gamé Awad Lés Odzé€stalis L6&s Llaqwalax Lé6€s Ham 
dzid qa&s lax-datxwads €tsé€staxa aldmasa g-Igémafyé G-ixséestali- 
semafya qa g°axégé k!$wastolffaxgeas k!iwik:, €nék°é, Wa, héx*fida- 
®misa mokwé g*igveg&imS la hoqtwels laxa g°Skwé. Wa,1€ csagoras Lae 
xuwaliz laxés kiwaé€lasa héxk: l6tewatlizasa g*Skwé qa&s Axk: !41éxa 
hafyaxfasa Qhomoyafyé qa las lasgeméqéxs laé lawelsa. Wa, g°f1&- 


mis6 lageaa 1ax6s g°Skwé laé tidqotas kiwadg-afliza. Wa, 1éda ne- 


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each side of this new chief, G*Ixsd€stalf{semé&, (1) Now go,chief," 
said he,/ 

As soon as Yaqawid had finished his speech all the men went out/ 
of the house of Lfaqotas. Then Liaqotas requested/his numaym to 
stay and he also asked the name-keepers not to go out (5) of the 
house. Then claqo.as took the two hundred blankets/and put them 
down in the rear of his house. Then he/spoke and said, "Go on and 
see how I am going,/numaym, for this is the way of walking of G-Ix- 
sé€stalisemé> these two hundred/blankets, if he should go to a feast. 
And then we will sing (10) the song of the first Léaqotas, when 
first in the remote past our/grandfather became a man, that we may 
sing our grandfather s song when G*ixsé€stalf{semé* should go into the 
house, "/thus said he. When the speeches were finished the name keep- 
ers/ gave the names for the two hundred blankets among the three/Kwa= 
geux tribes. Then two men stood (15) each at one end of one pair of 
blankets. As soon as this was done they all went/out of the house./ 

As soon as it was day next morning Yaqawid called all/the men 
of the Q!6moyf&fyé and the walas Kwag*ut and the Q!émk: lit!es,/and 
as soon as they all came in Yaqawid arose and spoke.(20) He said, 

% Welcome, Q!émoyafy&é. Welcome €walas Kwag°ur./ Welcome Q!omk: !iities. 
Now sit well down in your seats which are/well arranged around 

here," thus said he, and turned his face to the door of his house/ 
for there all the Gwétela were sitting. Then he said," Yes, this 

was said/by our grandfathers, my chiefs. We are not yet all come in. 
(25) Now come,chief Awadé, and Odzé€stalis,and claqwalazr,and H&mdzid./ 
Go all of you and call again the new chief ,G-Ixséestalisemée,/to sit 
down in his seat here,*' said he. And immediately/the four chiefs 
went out of the house. And then LsaqoLas got up/from where he was 
sitting on the right hand side of the rear of the house and he asked 
(30) the young men of the Q!émoyAfyé to follow him as he went out 


and when/he arrived in his house Lidqovas sat down. And then one (1) 


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EmoOkwé 1laxa g*igdmatyé yix Awadé yaqiegeafza, Wa, 18 endke ai G*a- 
xEme nuf&x4 Bts6EstSr g* igamé G-Ixséestalfsems ats lads kiwast6€1{- 
taxs kiwafyds, Enékeé, WS, g°fl€misé glilbé watdemas laé Léagotas 
Sx@dxa mA&iexsa pielxelasgem gqa€s tsiawés lax Awadé. Wa, 1axaé 
tsifsa macrexsa pielxelasgem 1ax Odzé€stalis, hé€misa ma&zexsa 14x 
Ltaqwajazé, h€&misa ma&zexsa lax Hamdzid6. WH, h¥em régadéda mac—_ 
xrginatexsa peelxeclasgemas 6ts6€stanemxa g*Alaqa kéwéta, Wa, g°i- 
1€misé gwaxé Liagotas tslawanaqasa p-elxelasgemé laxa mokwé étsé~ 
€atelg*fis g*igeegama®tya las hoquwels laxa g*Okwé qiqdlax G-ixsé ~ 
Estalisematyé. Wa, la elxiatyéda hatyarea Enaxwa ke lék- lexsaya- 
pidlaxa pléplelxelasgemé Lo&mé Liagotas, Wa, g*flemisé lag-aéda 
mokwé geigtegimé€ 1ax Liasanf€yas g*okwas Yaqawldé laas Awadé laét 
laxa gSkwé, WA, 14 Lax€waliz 14x a€witeldsa tiex-fla. wa, 18 
Enék*a + Geaxemgeada g-igdmék- yixg-a G-ixsé®stalisemék-, nék-- 
exgs laé tadts G*Ixs8€stalisemé 1axa negocewatlitasa g*okwé. Wa, 
g° f1emise gwaySzele laxés k!wafyé laas Yaqawidé €nék*as Qasak-as 
g*igimS 1axds ke $6s€O€wllasaqgGs. Wa, g*fl€misé kiwag-alfza g*axa- 
as g°axeL_é UlBqotas Leewa hatyaxta ga&s 16 ke fex€a€litasa plelxe- 
lasgem laxa Ogwaflitasa g-Okwé. WA, la&mé LéAaqotasé Axk+ lalaxa Ql6- 
moyatyé ga ga gasddés denx€éda, Wa, héx-€idatmisa n& gadé d&qg&lasa 
gwefyAs Lidqgotas qa denxfidayus yfxg-as 
G*igdmahayin, g*igamahag:fn, g° igamahag’ intos nelahamistala 
haé ya hw& ya hw& ya hw& ya héya ha. 
Héxoanen lahax gatasewahasa gag adénahame néxwéhéxwa ne laha- 
mistala 
hé ya hw& yé hw& ya hw& ya héya ha, 
Hézoanen lahax satahasefwahasa sddek!wahame€néxwehéxwa ne&la- 
hamistala 
hé ya hw& ya hw& ya hwa ya héya ha, 
Hézoanen lahax v!ésahase fwahasa L {6s_enahame &néxwédéxwa nela- 
hamistala 
hé ya hw& yd hwaé ya hw& ya héya ha. 


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of the chiefs, Avad&, spoke and said,/ "We come now to call you 
again, chief G-Ixsé&stalisemé, to go and git/in your seat, "he said. 
And when he had finished his speech, then L saqotas/ took two pairs of 
blankets and he gave them to Awadé. Then he also (5) gave two pairs 
of blankets to Odzé£stalis, and also two pairs to/.fadqwalaz, and al- 
so two pairs to Hamdzid, And the name of the two pairs/of blankets 

is “calling the first one to receive' again to the feast." And 
when/t sagotas Soy finished giving the blankets to the four/chiefs 

who went to call, then G-ixsé&stalisemé went out of the house with 
them. (10) Then the young men went after them, all carrying on their 
shoulders/blankets, and also téaqotas (went with them). And when the/ 
four chiefs arrived outside the house of Yaqawid, then Awadé went ine 
to/the, house and stood inside the door. And then/he said: “ He has 
come, this G*{xsé&stalisems, " said he. (15) And they led G-Ixs6¢stal-_ 
isemé to the middle of the rear of the house, And/as he was going 
towards his seat Y8qawid said, “ Walk on,/good chief, to the place to 
which you are entitled in your house.” And as he sat down/1 saéqotas 
and the young men came and put down the blankets/in the rear of the 
house, And then téJagotas told the QlémoyAfyé (20) to sing the grand= 
fathers' song, and immediately the song leaders began to sing/what 


Lsaqotas had told them to sing, thus: 


IT am a chief, I ama chief, I am your chief, who is flying about. 
H& yé hw& ya hwAé ya hw& ya héya ha, 

I am too great to be bitten by those little flies that are fly- 
ing about. 
H& yi hw& yk hw& y® nw& yh héya ha. 

I. am too great to be desired as food by those little horseflies 
that are flying about. 
H& ya hw& ya hw& ya hw& ya héya ha, 

I am too great to be bitten by those little mosquitoes that are 
flying about, | 
H& ya hw& ya hw& ya hwa yi héya ha. 


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We, g°fl€misé qitilbéda qlemdem laas yaqieg*aezxé Liaqotas. Wa, 
18 €nék-a: Lefmas wittelaa you eg igregadmé. Hé€men gwasx*ala qfemdem 
geagefrela laxen g°f€lénatyé bekwélés bekwélénokwacns ©nék-éxs 1aé 
gwégemx:&id laxa kiwadzélasasa g-igregdmafyasa Qidémoyaeyé. Wa, 14 
L6éelalax Awadéxe g*igdmafyasa Kiikwakiim, yfixa €ne&mémotasa Q!émoy&~ 
Ey. Wa, 14 Awadé Lawanodzatif{iaq qa&s dax-€idéxa €nemxsa plelxe- 
lasgem. Wa, 1a yaqlegatia. Wa, 1a €nék°asAlesés wardemas g igdmé® 
Lidqotas qaéda niiydmbalis qiemdema qa &mAsésens watdema, nos g*dki- 
16t, €nék-S. WA, 1& dzdxiistddxa €nemxsa plelxelasgema. Wa, 1a ha- 
sela €nék*as; Laem g&dzosen aldmasé g-Igama®y6é G:ixsé€stalisematyé 
qa&s Gwétel ma€ipienyag-ak- pielxclasgema, Wa, 18 €t/éd dzoxustéd- 
Xaaxa €nemxsa peelxelasgema. Wa, laxaé €nékeas Laem g&dzosen ald- 
masé geigdima®yé G-ixsé€stal{sematyé qa&s walas Kwag-ur lak Jendé 
peelxelasgema. Wa, laxaé 6tiéd dzuxustddxa €nemxsa peelxelasgema. 
Wa, laxaé Snékea: Laem qadzosen aldmasé g-igdmatyé G-{xsé€stal{se- 
mafyé qats Qtomk: sutées lak* sendé peeclxclasgema. Wi, latmésen yaxt- 
widtasek* lax-datxé., &nék*éxs 1laé hdsta€litaxa lak: Jendexsa plelxe- 
lasgem qaéda Gwétela.Wi,la hosea&lizaxa sek: sasogwasa pselxelasgem 
qaéda walas Kwageux., Wa, néemxadwisé ewixaxsa prelxelasgem qaéda 
Qiomk: fitiesé, Wa, la&mé maémaflokwa bébegwanem laxa €naxenemxsa 
pielxelasgem laS yaxtwiday&. Wa, héem cégades tataxbatya maflokwé 
bébegwanemxa €nemxsa plelxelasgema, Wa, g°fl€misé gwaz yaqwasa qi- 
dz6 plelxelasgema laé €nék-S Awadé: ya, Kwakwageur, k-lés.6 Layux- 
LALE GeixséEstalisematyé, Héx*sdem Lég*emsg-a G* Iixsé&stalisematyé 
&&mox elg-aarelodayu laqeke ©nék°6, Wa, la&mé Yaqawidé molas gwéx-- 
Ejdaasas. Wa, lawis.é hamg*ilax-idxés vé&lanemé. Wa, g°flemisé 
gwar hatm&paxs laé €wf€la hGquwels ldxa g°Okwé, Wa laem k-le&s gwéx-- 


Eidaasé G*Ixsé€stalisematyé k°lés la kiwéla. Wa, larm ydawastid laba,. 


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As soon as the song was ended tsaqo_as spoke and/saids “Have 
you heard, chiefs? That is my song which/comes from the end, be- 
ginning/when I was first created by our creator." Thus he said as 
he/ turned his face to the place where were sitting the chiefs of 
the Qldmoy&éeyé.Then (5) he called Awadé,the chief of the Kiikwak!tm, 
a numaym of the Q!omoya&yé./ Then Awadé stood at his side and took 
up one pair of blankets./ He spoke and said; "It is true what you 
say, chief/.sAqo.as about the song which comes from the most ancient 
myth, for what should we say, my tribe?" /said he, and ne held up 
the one pair of blankets and spoke loudly. (10) “'This is the place 
for him to walk on, my new chief, G-ixsé€stalisemé,/for you, Gwéte- 
la, two hundred blankets.” And again he held up/one pair of biank- 
ets. "Mis is for him to walk on, my new/chief, G-Iixséestalisemé, 
for you, €walas Kwag*ut,/one hundred blankets." And again he held 
up one pair of blankets (15) and he said again, “This is for him to 
walk on, my new chief, G-ixsé€stalisemé,/ for you, Qlémk: fat!es, one 
hundred blankets. Now I am going to give them away to/you,"™ said 
he as he counted out one hundred blankets/for the Gwétrla. Then he 
counted out fifty pairs of blankets/for the €walas Kwag-ux and then 
also the same number of pairs of blankets for the (20) Q!6mk- liti!es, 
Now there were two men for each pair of/blankets as they were given 
away. This is called “Two men standing at the ends/of one pair of 
blankets." Then after the blankets had been given away for/ the 
place on which he was to walk Awadé said: “Oh Kwag-ur, he will not 
change his name/G*Iixsé€stalisemé. He still has the name G:Ixsé&- 
stallsemé, (25) only it has been fastened to him by this," said 
he, and now Yagawid thanked him for what he had done./ Finally they 
gave food to the guests and after/they had eaten they all went out 
of the house, After this/G-Ixsé€stallgaem6 had to go to the feasts./ 
Now this will be ended for a while./ 


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Wi, lax+stlaakwé méxiinxé tstawtinxas Lidgotas x*dsazraxs 1aé séxt- 
widS G*ixse€stallIsema€yé laxgea Tsaxiseke Wa, g°ax€misé naf&nakwaxs 
1a8 gepa yafyatsids laxa k°iés Ltasata qaxg*fn doqtilatmég-aqéxs 
laé qeplédéda xwaxwagtin6. WA, g°axé Geixsé’stalisematyé g-axs€a, 
Wi, 18 1Asa@és laxa clemaisé qa&s ld la&t 1axés g°Skwé. WH, g-f1e- 
misé gwax Llayuts !3axés gwétgwilaxs laé Léagovas fyalaqasa ma&lokw6é 
bébegwanem qa lds wi€la latfasala 14x g-Ig-dkwasa Gwétela LE Ewa 
€walas Kwageut Lecwa Qlémk: littes qa Enék*Ss; Dég*itatens Gwétel 
laxwa gepaxdx Gixsé€stal{[sematyéx, Wa, la &néke laxa €walas Kwa- 
g°ursDég-itatens €walas Kwageur laxwa qepaxox G:ixsé€stalisematyéx, 
Wa, la €nék* 1axa Q!omk: lit!es. Dég-itatens Qlomk: lit!es laxwa qe- 
paxox G-Ixsé€stal{semafyéx., Hadlag-fliztesé, nék°é., Wa, 1a héx-€- 
idaem la wifla hdgwiLa bébe gwanemasa yiidux'seinakwé Kwakwageut 14x 
g'Skwas vldqo.asé. Wa, g*fl€misé g-ax fwiflséta laas Lidqotas Axt- 
wirts!Alizaxa sek lax*sokwé p,selxelasgem laxa OtsAl{zé qa&s g°axé 
gemxtalftas laxa Ogwiwa€litasés g-Okwé. WA, 14 yaqieg-acza. WA, 
la €nékea:; wa, gélagea, Kwakwag*ut 1laxwa Légadaxsés Légeméxwa mem- 
x*tstascla dég-itaxgeada qepag:fin tawelgemék:. Laemk: wax hayaz- 
kliilasés Axl€lala g°dxens, SnékeSxs laé dax*€idxa €nemxsa plelxe- 
lasgema. Wa, 18 &nék-as acme dég*itsgeada sek lax*sdékik- p!eixe- 
lasgem laxa qepé G-Ixséstalf{semafyS, Snék-éxs 1aé Lé6elalaxa qiaq:- 
astowé ga las Légég°éx Létegemasa ©naxwa bébegwanema. Wa, g°f1&- 
misé 18 kiwagealfiza q!aqlasto begwanem 14x fmawllasasa p!elxelas- 
gemé laas €néka qiaqtastowS begwanema; Maémodgwadzewéra bébe gwanem 
laxwa naz&nemxsax peelxelasgema Enék-6, WH, la&méda qlaqiastowé 
begwanem LeLaqelax LéLegemasa mOkw6 bébegwanem, Wa, la Leagotas 
hisala yaqiwdlas lagéxs €nék*aé LiagoLasaxs laé yaqwasa péelxelas~ 
gemé. Laem dé6ég*idems G*Ixsétstalisematyé laroét Awaxelag-flisal. 
Laem dég-idems G-Ixsé€stallsematyé lard. Kefmk-aqawidai., Laem dé- 


g-idems G-Ixsé€stalisematyé lard. Doqwaisai. Laem dég*idems G-ixs6- 


For about four years Léaqotas took a rest, Then/G-Ixsé€stal- 
IsemS went paddling at Fort Rupert here, and when he came home/his 
canoes capsized not far out, for I saw him when (5) the little canoe 
capsized, Then G*fxsé€stalisemé came ashore/and he went up the beach 
and went into his house and after/he had changed his clothes LsagoLas 
sent two/men to go into all the houses of the Gwétela and the/€walas 
Kwag*ud and the Q!6mk-it!es and they were to say, "We are going to 
wipe off, Gwétela,(10) the capsizing of G*Ixsé€stalisemé." And then 
they said to the €walas Kwag-ur,/ “We are going to wipe off, walas 
Kwag'ux, the capsizing of G*ixsé€stalisemé."/ And then they said ‘to 
the Qlimk: lat!es, “We are going to wipe off, Q!émk:!it!es, this/cap- 
sizing of G-Ixsé€stalisem8. Go quickly,™ they said. Immediately/ 
all the men of the three Kwag*ur tribes went into the (15) house of 
L?agotas and as soon as they were all in L$aqotas/ took fifty blankets 
out of the bedroom, and he came and/put them down in the rear of his 
house, ‘Then he spoke and/said: “Now come, Kwageur, to this that is 
called/wiping off the shame of’ this capsizing of my prince. In vain 
(20) the one who made us tried to hurt him,™ he said as he took one 
pair of blankets./ And he said, “Now I wipe his body with these fifty 
blankets/on account of the capsizing of G-Ixsé€stalisemé," said he, 
and called the name-keepers/to name the names of all the men, As 
soon as/the name-keepers had gone and sat down at the place where 
the blankets were piled up, (25) the name-keepers said, " There will 
be four men/for each pair of blankets," said they. Then the name- 
keepers/called the names of four men and L !agotas/said loudly giving 
them away,--when Liaqotas was saying that he was giving away the 
blankets,/--" Now this is the means of wiping the body of G:ixsé€stal- 
Isemé for you , Awaxelag’flis. (30) Now this is the means of wiping 
the body of G*Ixsé€staliIseme for you, K*fmk-aqawid. Now this is the 
means of wiping the body/of G-Ixsé€stalisemS for you, Ddqwais. 


Now this is the means of wiping the body of G*ixsé&stalisemé 


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Estalfsemafyé lato. Neg*adzs, Enék*éxs laé Enékeas XwAkox pilelxe- 
lasgem 141 g:igsegimé, &nék-éxs 1aé x‘ala€lfzasa Enemxsa plelxe- 
lasgema. WX, léda tsfats!&@mizxzé héx€a g’ayoX lax enemémotas 1 ia- 
qoras dax*idxa nemxsa peelxelasgem qafs 1a tsi@s lax Awaxelag’- 
flisé, WH, la Awaxelag'flisé tstawanaésasa €nazenemé préplelxcte 
ma 1axés wadgidzatyaxa &nemxsa peelxelasgema. WA, la enaxwaem hé 
gewex*€idéda bébegwanemS. WA, laem g*wax laxéq. 

7. Tlensila Yawfx-ila. 

Wi, la&mé tiensf{la yawfx-116 .iaqotas. WH, la&mé g-enemasé 
Lsaxlialldzemga g-dkinS 14xés Omp Lelak:fnisxa xamagemafyé g*f- 
gamésa €ne€mémotasa Sisentlafyasa LAawits.és, WA, latmé x-fstIdé 
G-Ixsé€stalisemafyé, WA, geaxé nd€nakwé tiax-tialidzemga. WA, 
laem mOtsiaqéda dwa€wé xwaxikiiina goqiitéaxa Endxwa hémadmas g°ax 


wawatqilayus Lelak’fnis tefwis g*Skilota Lawits!és. Wa, la€mé tslé- 


15 tslegéda Q!iGmoy&tyé. Wa, 14 ma€Xtseme*Llaxa tmektila x*fsaxé G-ix- 


séestalisemafyaxs laé k*fmyaso&sa Gwétela Le ewa €walas Kwag? uz been 
wa QsOmk* satiesé. Wa, laem hamshdmtsiesé G-ixsé€stalisematyé, Wa, 
laem Légades Yaqoselag:flis, Wa, lara g*alag-awé nan 1axés qeulée- 


yé Yago.téqela. Wa, la Légades Higdmalag-flis. Wa, la ntitemaza 


20 1a8xés gagempé Lelak: fnisxa g*Igdmatyasa Lawits:és. WH, la Légades 


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Sdéyak’ia. Wa, ma&itsemé qlemqlemdemas Yaqoselag:flis ldaéxs hams- 
hdmtséesaé 1ax6s Gmpé .iagoras. Wad, 14 ma&xeenxé tsiawunxas hams- 
hamtsecsa laé gwetsé€sta, WA, laem yawis€Iid laba, 

8, Tlensfla Plesa. 

Wa, la&mé tatawelxs{ila L saqo_asasa aLebdpsenyag’é pselxelas- 
gem qa tlensllafyds G-Iixsé€stalisemafy6 qaxs hé€maé axés lastodé 
Enaxwa la gwat gwatyiflalats .éaqotasé qaés xiindkwé G-ixsé€stalli- 
semafyé qa€s Légadés tawelgematyas tsaqotas, Wa, laem tsayuxracé 
G-Iixsé€stalisemafyé gaxs l&&maé Lawelgax.dlax Yaqotasematyé qaxs 


ke !saé Lawelgaxtayuwe G°ixsé€stalisematyé, Wa, la&mésen Léqel- 


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(1)for you,Neg’a,™ said he, And he said, “This blanket is torn/ 
for you, chiefs," he said as he threw down one pair of blankets./ 
Then a young man gave out the blankets. He came from the numaym 
of t$aqo.as./ He took up one pair of blankets and gave it to Awax- 
Elag*flis (5) and Awaxelag-flis gave to each of his partners one old 
blanket/for the one pair of blankets, and ali/the men did the same. 
That is the end of this./ 

7. Giving the Winter Dance to His Own Tribe. 

Now L$Aqotas gave a winter dance to his own tribe, and his wife 
(10)t fax tal idzemga went to visit the house of her father, Lelak*- 
fnis, the head chief/of the numaym SIsenc!é& of the Lawits!és, Then/ 
G-Ixsé€stalisemé disappeared and tlax-tialidzemga came home, Then/ 
four large canoes were filled with all kinds of food and/were given 
as a marriage gift by Lelak*fnis and his tribe, the Lawits!és. Now 
the (15) Q!amoyat€ye had a winter dance, For two moons G*ixsé€stali- 
semé stayed away,/and then was caught by the Gwétela and the €walas 
Kwag*urt and the/Q!omk:lit!es. And now G°Ixsétstalisemé was Hamshadm- 
ts!es and/his name was Yaqoselag*flis. But first he had been a griz- 
zly bear through his uncle/Yaqo.!@qela, and his name was Hagamalag: - 
flis, and he had been a fool dancer (20) through his grandfather Le- 
lak-fnis, the chief of the Lawits!és and his name was/Sayak:!a. And 
two were the songs of Yaqoselag:flis as Hamshamts!es/ through his fa- 
ther, tfaqotas. Then for two winters he was Hamshamtsies,/and then 
he became a member of the sparrow society. And now for a short time 
this is ended./ 

8, Giving Away to his Own Tribe. 

(25) Now Lsaqotas took care of his prince with seven hundred 
blankets/to be given away by G*ixsé€stalisemé to his own tribe. For 
he just repeated/every thing that L Saqotas had already done for his 
son G-ixsé€stal{semé/that he might be called the prince of 1 ‘aqo.as. 
Now/G-Ixsé€stalisemé changed his name and now his prince's name is 


Yagorasemé, for (30) G-ixsé€stalisemé is not a prince's name. And 


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aces Yaqorasemafyé laq. WH, la&mé taladakiwalaxa sésck- laxsa p!e- 
lxelasgem 18x g*ig*egamatyasa Gwétela tefwa Ewdlas Kwageut ceewa 
Qlémk+iities. Wa, la &nax&nemxsa plelxelasgemé YAaladakiwalanemé laxa 
bébe gwanemqlalamé, yfxa g° Igeegdimatyé yadekwasa sek faxsa plelxelase 
gem 1ax Yaqotasematyé, Wi, 1alé Yagotasematyé g-intwasa sek jaxsa 
péclxelasgem lax Xade gwatyasa g° igama&yé, Wa, la nenqaxsago Le &wa 
radagwayaxs laé yaxtwidayu laxa g*Igamatyé, Wa, 1laxaé héem gwex* = 
Tdxa €nemxsa pecelxelasgem tadagwayusa be gwanemglalemé. Laem mafie- 
xsa ptelxelasgemé yax€widayaq. Wa, g:{l€misé k*!és xadekwéda pg ig- 
Smafyasa sek‘ Jaxsa peelxe lasgema laé& Sem yuduxwaxsa peelxelasgeméda 
yaxtwidayaéq. Wa, g°fl&misé k*!és tadakwéda be gwanemq!aldsa fnemxsa 
pielxelasgema laé yaxewitsosa OxYsaakwé peelxelasgema, WA, gilemisé 
Ewl€la xExadekwéda Gwétela tefwa Swalas Kwageut Lte€wa Qtomk: titlesé 
laas Liaqotas axk* fdlaxa n&gadé qa qlemdézés Leewa Qldmoydtyéxa dza- 
qwa lax 4¢tsema baxti€yala qéemdema, Wa, g°fl€misé dzaqwaxs laéda 
ma&ldékwé hatyazx€a qlemdiflalaxa Q!lomoyd&€yéxa Enék°-é 14x a€witelasa 
tlétiex:flaésa g*ig*dkwasa Qlomoyatyé: Ge axemenuexy qéemdiE1lalorai 
Qlomoyéyat qa Yaqotasemafyal Lawelgema€yas Leagotas Enék°é Wa ,héemis 


g°fl laé.a nfgadéxa adais Laxs6dalasO&® qa€s denxt{dé qa hérélés 


LS ¢ 
LsAqoLasaxa Axtsem6 ax6s qeemdema, WA, hé€mis la €néx-falizaflats 
L saqoLasasés gwe fyo qa gayatsa qlemdemiasés Lawelgematye Yaqotase-= 
matyS, Wa, g°fl€misé gwaxa gayasasa aXtsemé qiemdema laasa ma€lo- 
kwé hafyax€a qatséestaxa Enaxwa bébe gwanemsa Qlémoyaeyé qa g°:axlag*is 
qlemdéza, WH, la&méda kfwékiwand_ematyasa na gadé la klustallz lax 
wax'sagawaflitasa nagadé, Wa, la&méda n&gadé k-2és haselaxs 1aé de- 


nx€ida, Wa, &€misa k!iwékiwandLtemafyas qiwé.aza qaxs qlaq!drlaax 


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now I will call him (1) Yaqotasemé after this. Now he said he would 
loan out five pairs of/blankets to the chiefs of the Gwétela and the 
€walas Kwageux and the/Q!omk: lit!es, and he said he would loan outl 
one pair og blankets to/each common man. ‘The obligation of the 
chiefs to Yaqotasemé was five pairs of blankets. (5) Then Yaqo.asemé 
added five pairs of/blankets to the obligation of the chiefs and now 
the obligation was ten pairs/(of blankets) when these were given to 
the chiefs. And he did the same/with-the one pair of blankets as an 
obligation to the common people. Now two pairs of/blankets were giv- 
en to them. When the obligation of the chiefs is not(10)five pairs 
of blankets, then only three pairs of blankets/are given to them and 
when the common people are not obligated with one pair of/blankets 
then they are given a single blanket. And when/they had all been 
given, the Gwétela and the €wadlas Kwag-ut and the Qlomk: liites,/ then 
LsaqoLas told his song=emaker to sing in the house with the Ql6moy4£yé 
that evening (15) the new secular song. And when evening came/ two 
young men went to call the Q!émoy&fyé that they should sing in the 
house. And they said at the/doors of the houses of the Q!lomoyAfyé: 
“We come to téll you to sing*in the house,/Qlomoyafyé, for Yaqo- 
Lasemé, the prince of clfaqotas,"’ said they. And the first/to go 

in was the songemaker, whose name is Laxsodalaso&, and he sang for 
(20) tsaqotas to hear the new song which he had made. And that was 
when he was told/by LsaqgoLas what words he wished put into the song 
per Le prince, Yaqorasemé ./ And when he had finished the words of 
the new song, then the two/young men went around to call all the men 
of the Q!omoy&&yé to come and/sing in the house. Then those who sit 
on each side of the song-leader went and sat down there (25) on each 
side of the song-leader. The song-leader did not sing loud when he 


sang/and those who sat on each side of the song-leader just kept quiet 


1 
This means that the blankets are given out as a loan which had 
to be accepted and which had to be returned with interest either to 
the person who makes the loan or his successor, 


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qlemtilafyasa ndgadé, Wa, la mOptena lelbendéda nagadé €nemdkiwala 
denxela. WH, g°fl€misé qiiilbéda la eElxrésa mopiendta, laéda n&gadé 
Enékea, Wag?fxlax+fns hasOst&t denx€ida gaxs lefmaagds qiAxfatelaxen 
denxfidayux ©nék*éxs laé dAqflasés qiemtilafyé. Wa, la&mé enaxwa 
hasela denxeléda bébegwanemé. Wa, a&misa na gadé tséqdodalasa qaqat— 
yasasés qfemtilatyé qiemdema, Wa, grafmis qlemdemségra tlensila 


qiemdem. 


Wa ha ya w& hu wa ha ha : 
Ladzehema_Ahaxs yawihéx: ilédzévtens g-igamahayéx yahawix:fl- 
6sta yayahawingalistdhans g*igdmahayéx lLélqwadlarai, ya 
wi ha ya. 

Lahamens yaha x°its!ax:flahataxwaha gwaléhédzéx g*igamahatya- 
xwa niiyembaliheséx g* [gamahayaxwa Laewelxséestalahadzéx g*I- 
gimaha®yaxwa g ixsé€stalahadzéx g*Igdmaha®yéx lélqwalahatal; 
ya wa ha ya. 

Wa, lahamens g° igdmahatya Léqa°yahahattsés qsléhéxi_atyadzéemék: 
G-Iixse€stehalisematyé Légehamsen gagahampdzéyutaxa qsaléhéx- 
Lafyadzé Lsagotadzéyuta, Wa, léhéda q.ifiéhéxrafyadzé 1 taso- 
tiwahalidzéyuza. Wa, 16héda q !G18héxcatyadzé L sAqocahasema-~ 
dzéyuta g*igamahatya lélqwdlahatai, ya w&, ylhumen g*{qag*éhé- 
waha yux lélqwaélahatai, ya wa ha ya, 

Lahamens ya h6lélazyxens g* [gamahayéx l1élqwalahatai. Lahamox nu- 
sayahartsés niitahag:iwahayaxa qéiléhéxreyadzé 1 sAqotasa Lla- 
Leaqwaaladzéyuza g-igimahayaxs lahayuzea lax’ s€endéyahaxa Lé-= 
gemnux¥dzéyura Nangemahaladzéyuta Lor Légemnuxdzéyura MA= 
wahak* fahadxéyura Loe Légemnuxdzéyura Létahadzéyura Loe Ls- 
gemnuxtdzéyura Xngwahaladzéyuza yaéxtenahasehan g* Tg&imahayex 
lélqwalahatai, yGem citar laqwadsens g* igamahayéx 1élqwadlahatals 


ya wi ha ya, 


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for they were learning the (1) song made by the song-maker,. Then 
four times the song-maker went to the end of the song, singing a- 
lone./ As soon as the last one of the four was at an end, the song- 
maker/seids: "Now we will sing it loud, for now you have learned 

this that/I am singing," said he as he started the song he had made, 
Now all the (5) men sang loud, and the song-maker just called out 
the words of the/song he had made, And this is his song, the song 


of/giving away property to his own tribe, / 


Wa ha ya w& hu wa ha ha 
The great one will move, this chief. He will move,(10) 
move about our chief, tribes; ya/wa ha ya. 

Now we shall look on the great one who was already a chief/at 
the beginning of mythical times; this chief who is all over 
a great first-born prince/ who is all over a great chief, 
this chief, this chief, tribes, (15) ya wa ha ya./ 

Now our chief will pronounce his own great name,/First=all- 
over-Chief, the name of my great late grandfather/whose own 
great name was the great Copper-Place; and also was his own 
name/Seaside-of-World, and also was his own name From-Whom- 
Coppers-are-Obtained, (20) this chief, tribes, ya wa , my 
chief before me,/oh tribes! ya wa ha ya./ 

We will listen to our chief, tribes' He will/tell the myth of 

his Fool of olden times, his own, whose name was Copper- 
Place ,/the Great-One-from-whom-one-tries-to-get-Coppers, 

the chief, for he broke (25) (the copper) that has the 

great name Grizzly-Bear-Face, and the one that has the great 
name/Sea-Lion and the one that has the great name Searching 
and the one/that has the great name Cloudy, the property of 
my chief,/tribes. These are the coppers of my chief, tribes!/ 


ya wa ha ya./ 


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Wa, g°fl€misé Alak:+!dla €naxwa qlaléda bébe gwanemasa Q!omoyA&_ 
yaxa &X%tsemé qlemdema las Cwi€la hoqiiwels 14x g*Okwas .saqotas. Wa, 
la&mS ganux®ida. Wa, g°fl&misé Enax*€fidxa gaaldxs las Switla raxte 
widéda bébegwanemasa Qidmoya&yé qats Enaxwé halamaxsté gaaxstala. 

WS, g°fl€misé tiaqgotas k-Staq laem wi€la gwal hatmapa 1loé ®yalaqa- 
sés qitilyagwita .égadds X°flqflagematyé qa las taxtwels lax Lédsate 
nfifyag g*Okwas qa x‘Iitslatnatleséxa Kwakug’uzés qa Léqtléséx Qiéx-La- 
laga Weqswas Yaqotasematyé, Wa, léda qiiilyakwé X°flqilagematyé 1a 
laweis laxa tiex’fldsa g°okwé qa€s taxtwelsé, Wa, la hasela ©néka: 
Laems x°itslax-flacétai Gwetelai lax Qs6x*Lalagal xlindkwas Yaqo.ase= 
mafyé, Laems x*itssax-flard.ai €walas Kwag*utai lax, Qséx-Lalagal 
xtindkwas Yaqotasematyé. Laems x-itsiax:flacotai Qiémk: Jitlesai 1ax 
Qs6x*_alagai xindkwas Yaqotasemafyé, Halaxsrasai nék-é. Wa, la 
héx*€idatma Gwétela Lefwa walas Kwag-ur tcewa Olémk: fatles €wlEla 
14 1ax g*Skwas téagdtas gas la Cwitla kss€aliz 1ax wax: sanégwitasa 
gtdkwé qaxs haatad ketidziza Qlémoyaeya Sgwiwaflizasa g*dkwé. Wa, 
g°fl€misé €wf€la kifistaliza g*dxaas LJagqoLas x*flqelaxa ma€zaxsa p.e- 
Ixelasgem qa&s taxewallzé 1ax Lla&sex*'dzam&tyasa Qlomoyatyé. Wa, 1a 
yageeg*atza. WA, 1d Enék*a: WH, gélag’a Gwétel, wi, gélag-a Cwalas 
Kwageut, Qi6mk: sfitées. Hérealf{% axa g-Sdkwaxsg*in Lawelgimék’ laxg’a 
Yaqotasemék-, Endk*exs: laa gwegemx*&Id laxa Qlomoyafyé, Wa, 1d ené- 
keagaemen telqwasa ma®Xexsa peelxelasgem laxwa nagadéx qaés qlemti- 
lafyS, &nék°’S., Wa, héx*fidatmisa nf gadé axk* lalaxa Enaxwa bébe gwanem= 
sa Qlomoyafyé qa qlwag°allzés qa fnaxwés .Aaragemata laxa Ogwiwatlivasa 
gOkwé. Wa, 14 héx-Sidatma nfigadé déqdlasés qiemtflatyé. Wa, la&mé 
Snaixwa denxeléda QidmoyAtyé, WA, g:ax&ms yixwS Qléx-Lalaga. Wa,g°axé 
wigéwasé, yix Yaqorasematyé Laxwémiza, Wa, g°fl€misé gwaza denxela 
laé Liaqotas yaxewitsa péelxelasgem, WH, g*ftl&misé ewl€1xtdd yaxewi- 
tsa peelxelasgemé laxa yiidux"se®makwé Kwakwag-ur 1aé €wl€la hdquwels. 


laxa g°Okw6. Wa, laemxasS yawastid gwaz 1ax6q. 


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(1) And when all the men of the Qlomoy&&yé knew well/the new 
song, they all went owt of the house of L!Aqotas. Then/night came. 
When day broke in the morning they all got up,/the men of the Q!/6- 
moyaé€yé and they all quickly ate their breakfast. (5) When tJaqotas 
thought they had all finished eating he sent out the/old man of his 
house, whose name was X* f1qflagemé* to go and stand outside the/house 
and to call as spectators the Kwageuz tribes and to call the name of 
Qtéx-Lalaga/ the sister of Yagotasemé®.Then the old man X* flqflagemée/ 
went out of the door of the house and he stood up and he said out loud: 
(10) "Now you will be spectators, you Gwétela, for Qséx-1alaga the 
child of Yaqovasemé</ Now you will be spectators, you €walas Kwag*ut, 
for Qléx*.dlaga,/the child of Yaqorasemé€.Now you will be spectators, 
you Qiomk’ fitees, for/Qiéx-Lalaga, the child of YAgotasemé« You will 
quickly get into your canoes," he said. And/immediately the Gwétela 
and the €walas Kwag-ux and the Qlémk: Jittes all (15) went to the 
house of Leaqoas and they all sat down at each side of the/house. 
And the Q!l6moy&€yé sat down at the rear of the house, and/when they 
had all sat down Laqotas came in carrying in his hand two pairs of/ 
blankets and he stood at the outside of the Q!énioya€y&. Then/he spoke 
and said: "Come now, Gwétela. Come now, (20) Ewalas Kwag‘ut and Q26- 
mk: !Gities. Be comfortable here in the house of my prince, this/ Ya- 


" said he as he turned his face to the Q!émoyatyé. Then he 


golasemé, 
said,/ “ Now I will make a soft layer with these two pairs of blank- 
ets for the song-maker for the/song which he has made," ne said. Im- 
mediately the song-maker told all the men/of the Qlémoyéfyé to stand 
up and turn their faces to the rear of the (25) house.Then immediately 
the song-maker began to sing the song he had made, Now/ they all sang, 
the Qidmoya&yé. Then Qiéx-Lalaga came dancing and/her bother Yaqo- 
Lasemé. cane and stood close to her, When they had finished singing,/ 
Leagoras gave away blankets and as soon as he had given away all/the 


blankets to the three tribes of the Kwag* ur they all went out of the 


(30) house. Now for a short time this is ended/ 


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9. €maxwaxa Mamaléleqala tefwa *nemgis tefwa Lawits.és, 

Wa, la&mE viaqotas k+flwanemax Winaxa tlaqwa 14x Hamdzidxa 
g°Igimatyasa Hérdza&qu, Wa, la Leagotas tse4sa Liaqwa Wina 1axés 
Lawe] gemalyé Yaqgorasemat ye. Wa, la Yaqotasema®y6 laxddex Wina. 

Wi, la k*flxwé g-igdmatyasa Lawits-ésax Wina, WH, la&mé K+ /adéxa 
g*igimafyasa Lawits!és k-flxwasa sek: !ap!enyag-inala peelxelasgem 
laxa Lfaqwé Wina, Wi,latméda Q!lémoyftyé EwlEla la 1ax Qalogwis k-f- 
lwdlaxa t+aqwé Wina lax K-:Adé, Wa, g:fl€misé gwax k-flxwé K- -Adax 
Wina g*axaxs €m&léda yaéyats!asa Qlémoy&tyaxa seke !aplenyag: fnaéla 
peelxelasgema qa&s g*axé lax Tsaxis, Wa, g°fl€mis6é g°axfarela lax 
LiemAisas Tsaxis laas Lax€wataxsé tsagotas qa€s yaqeeg’aeté, Wa, 
la Enék*ae 

G-axe€men, Gwétel, g°ax€men €walas Kwag-ur, Qlomk:litles. Lat&mé 
laxa Winaxeda. Latmisens 18% crételarxa lélqwalarafyax Etoxsata ©nék-é, 
Wi, 14 cax€welséda g*aguté 1laxa €neemémotasa Kitkwakéitmasa Gwétela 
qa&s yaqieg’a€%e nanax€méx watdemas tiaqotas. Wa, 1% nék*as Wa, 
gélag’a, gigamé® Leéaqotas. Wa, gélagea g*Igdmée® Yaqotasemée, Alaq 
Lasés waidemosxa la lag*aé Wind, gélak*as®la, Wa, g°axtelag*axa 161- 
gwalatafya laxwa walaséx awithagwisa, Enék*éxs laé €nék’a, Latmen 
LéElalorai Qlomuy4yat qag’in g*igamék* 14xg*a Neqapsenk‘emk*. Laems 
g°axta textsiaz laxg’a g°GkU4g*as, fnék°é, 

Wa, la&mé €wl€la waxdemas , laé hex*fidaem fwiEla hoxtwuittAwe 
Qsdmoyaeyé 1laxés yaéyats:é xwaxtikélina qa&s SmOrtGdésa plelxelasgemé 
qafs 16 €mawitas lax g*okwas tiaqoras. ‘WA, g'fl€misé ewielosdésa 
pielxelasgemaxs laasa €tsé€staxa hatyarfdsa ©ne &mémotasa Kukwak {tm- 
ase Gwétela, Wa, g*fl€misé g°dx wlelaéta Qldmoyatyés gqaxs héemséd 
flak: lala kiw6zé, wi, 1&4 dxse€wa Swalas Kwag-ut cetwa Qlomk: litles 
qa g°axés EwlEla kiwaméza qa wl€lés horélax tsléts!ck°* !alemas tlae 


gotasé tefwis gwég-ilasta qd g’axta lélqwalarafyé, Wa, g-{l€misé 


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9. The giving away of property to the Mamaléleqdla and 

the €nemgis and the Lawits és. 

Now t/aqotas bought War, the copper, from Haimdzid,/the chief 
of the Hézdzafqu., Then Lsaqoras gave the copper War to his/prince, 
Yaqotasem6€, and Yaqotasemé® put up War for sale. (5) Then the 
chief of the Lawits!és bought War. And now K*4dé,/the chief of 
the Lawits!és,bought with fifteen hundred blankets the/copper War, 
and the Qidmoyatyé all went to Qalogwis to sell the/copper War to 
K°aaé, And when K°&d6 had finished buying/War, they loaded the 
travelling canoes of the Q!émoyatyé with fifteen hundred (10) blan« 
kets and they brought them to Fort Rupert. And when they arrived 
at the/ beach of Fort Rupert Lsaqoras stood up in the canoe and 
spoke and/he said:/ 

"T have come, Gwétela. I have come, Cwalas Kwageux and Q!om- 
ke litiles. Now/War has gone down, Now we will invite all the tribes 
three days from now," he said. (15) Then stood up one who be- 
longed to the numaym of the Kikwa&k!iim of the Gwétela,/and he spoke 
answering the speech of Liaqotas. He said:s/ "Come, chief ttaqo- 
Las. Come, chief Yaqorasemés/ Your speech is true that War has 


arrived. Let them all come,/al) the tribes, to this great place,” 
he said, Then he said: "tNow (20) I invite you, Qlomoy&tyé, on 
behalf of my chief here, this Neqaplenk*‘em. Now/ you will come 


and warm yourselves in his house." said he./ 

Taat is all he said. Then immediately the/Q!limoyatyé all got 
out of their travelling canoes and they unlosded the blankets/and 
carried them into the house of L laqouas. When they had carried up 
all the (25) blank ts they came back to call the young men of the 
numaym of the Kiikwak!um/of the Gwétela. When all the Q!omoyatyé 
came, for it is they who are the/ true feasters, Then the ¢walas 
Kwag-ut and the Qlimk: !it!es/were asked to come and sit down by 
their side and listen to the news which would be told by/tsaqovas, 


and what he was going to do when the tribes would come. 


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geax Cwl€laéia laag héx*€idaem.hdmg*Tlasefwa Qlimoyafyé. Wa, laem 
k: 'e&s watdems wawax‘saxtawafliza Gwétela Le Ewa QldmoyAEyé Oghela 
ldqg&xs 4€maé tétakiwalapea. Wa, g:f{l€misé gwax ha&mapexs laé Lax&— 
walizé ._laqorasé qats yaqicg*acxe gwegemAza laxa Qidmoyatyé, Wa, 1a 
Enék-as Es€maécen weg°fta, nos g° ig*e gime®,ésemaéten néxyayxens qwé- 
ség-aflizé ge ig*egamafya yis laéné€mas hall€lala g’axta lélqwalatat- 
yé ldxens €walaséx afwinagwisa, Enéktéxs laé gwégemx-&Id laxa tee= 
x‘fldsa g*Okwé qaxs haé keidzita Gwétela Lefwa Swalas Kwageur Leewa 
Q!émk: futleséxa Ewl€laem kiwaeméxa. Wa, la Enék-as Alavtasés naqat= 
yaqos, g inte gime; Glatasés laénatyos ©néx- qen g*axé tettsta 1axds 
g*-Okwagos g:Igimé Negaplenk-em. Geax€men, g*axe€men Emalaxwa sek’ f- 
apeenyag'anélax plelxelasgem k*fl6mx Winax-da&. La&mé 1axa. La€mé- 
sen hélo6. Gwétel, Cwalas Kwag-ut, Qlomk: tities qens 1€ 1é&lalaxa Ma- 
maléieqala tetwa Snemgis Letwa Lawits.sésax Stoxsata qo gwatten layo- 
L6da k* fftela laxgefn g°IqélasOk4 laxg’a Lédsotiwalisek:, yixg*ada lak: 
Lfayuxcag’a Yigotasemafyé. Wa, laems Léqalaces Lfasotiwalis laqek* . 
Yuitmog g*igregim6&, WA, la€mésen hé1or nénagad qa€s denx®idadsas 
Latawayuxusila qiemdema, €nék*a. Wa, 18 Neqapsenk-emé moflas waidemas. 
Wa, g°fiEmisé gwaxé waldemas laé hoquwels €wifla laxa g*Okwé. 
Wa, g°fl€misé €nax-€idxa gaalaxs laé 1. ldiqotas fyalaqasa mokwé hatyar— 
€&k-$f£n bébegwanem qa 16s séx€wida alax motsiaga g°flsg-flitia dzast- 
Eqwa qa matipleng-izbés laxens qiwaq!wax'tslanatyéx yix wag*idasas 0- 
xLatyas ma&itgseaqa s@sEk* Japseng*ag*ayuwas afwasgemas, Wa, la matte 
tséagqa €nafnemapienk’as awisgemas 1axens batax. Wa, g°flemisé la séx- 
fwidéde mOdkwé bébegwanema laé Leaqo_as Lréxrtstodxa Qsdmoyaeyé Leewa 
Gwétela Le€wa Ewalas Kwageut Le€wa Qsomk: litles® qa 16s Ewi€la lax 
g°Skwas 1ax gw6g~ llasasa LSéxelaxa lélqwalarafyé, yixs 106 enemsge f= 
mak“ 1élqwadlatatya mOsge€makwé Kwakwaigeuta ga g°aqalap.6s 1axa &naxwa 
gwafyi€ladlatsa Létela. Wa, héem ewe €yasa bakiumé g°ag-éxsilaxa réfla- 


laxa lélqwalatatyé, Wa, g°fl€misé g°ax wielaé.éda mosgeemakwe Kwakwa- 


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When (1, they had all coms in immediately food was given to the 
Q!émoya8yé. ‘there were/ no speeches made by either side by the Gwé- 
tela and the Qlémoyffyé, but/they only laughed and joked. As soon 
as they had finished eating/t sago.as stood up and spoke, facing the 
Qlémoyatyé, and (5) said: "Am I not going to go, my chiefs? Am I 
not going to tell our/chiefs on the far side that the tribes will 
quickly come/to this great place here," gaid he as he turned his 
face to the door/of the house, for there were sitting the Gwétela 
and the Ewalas Kwag*ut and tie/Qlimk: fiitees, who had all come to sit 
in the house. ‘Then he said; " Really this is your mind, (10) chiefs, 
that you wish me to warm myself in your/house, chief Neqap!lenk-em. 

I have come, I have come loaded with the/fifteen hundred blankets 
the price of War. Now it is gone down, Now I/hire you Gwétela and 
Ewhlas Kwageur and Qtomk- {itées to go and invite the/Mamaléleqala 
and the nemgis and the Lawites!6s three days from now when I ghall 
have finished putting up the (15) watchman's. pole on acceunt of him 
who is being made a chief, this Liasotiwalis, for/Yaqotasemé will 
now change his name and you will now call him wc lasotiwalis hereafter./ 
That is all, chiefs, nd now I will hire you, song-makers to sing 
the/song of taking care of the salmon trap," said he, ‘Then Neqap!e- 
enk*°em thanked him for his speech./ 

When they had finished their speeches, they ali went out of the 
house.(20) When it was day in the morning, tsaqotas sent four middle- 
aged/men to go paddling looking for four tall young cedar trees,/ 
They were to be two spans in diameter at the/butt end and two were 
to be fifteem fathoms in length and two/nine fathoms in length. When 
the (25) four men had paddled away, Ls&qoras called in the Qiémoya€ 
yé and the/Gwétela and the ‘walas Kwag‘uxr and the Q!émk: !it!es to 
go into his/house in the manner of those who invite the tribes, for 
the/four Kwag*ur tribes are now one tribe to help each other in eve 
erything in all the/ways of those who invite, and this is referred to 


by the Indians as treating as chiefs those who invite the (30)tribes, 
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gtut lax g°Okwas .saqocas laas Lax€wal {zs LéAqorasd, Wa, la gw ge- 
mais 1ix8s g'Skuldta QldmoyatyS qa&s yaqieg:atté, Wa, 18 EnSk-e; 
Es€maéten wag’ita, nos g*igeegamée moflaztsens qwéség‘alizé g-Ig-e~ 
giméxs g’axaéx &taliz qats g’axé horé6lax gwebifldlastasens waidemia, 
Enék-6xs laSé neqemg*allz laxa kilidz6€lasasa Gwétele 14x Sgwiwafli- 
das g°Okwas. WA, 18 ©nék-a: wa, gélag-e Gwétel, fwa, gélag-s €wa- 
tas Kwageur; wa, gélagea Qlomk: tities. H8X€S16x laxwa g°okwilat- 
yaqen qa&s g°’ax naxds wiflaécalasa yudtix"se&mak" €walas 16élqwalaté 
qaxs k*!ésa3x ax€em witdemaxens g*axéx gwaélas laxwa g:Gkwéx, yfixs 
ke !atafyaaxsens g*dlemg*alisa qens ne get tawé se Swaxens g° axex gwaé— 
lasa qen hawarélagé1lé laxens 6g°asta qd g*axta ldlqwalatatya, Wa, 
geafmiség*’a latmé axsefwa dzodzoxtilatasa k*!ftelara, Wa, la&mens 
héx:€idaew% axdlsartsé laxwa ciasand€yaxsa g°dkw6 g*Ig-egimé* gen 
enék'S qats qidqialatg:aydosax gwazaasasg:* fn nAgek, nék:6, 

Wa, la nanax@mayS Neqapsenk-emax watdemas LsAqotas. Wa, 1a 
Enékeas Qat, g&étés waidemds g: igdmd’. !aqovas. Léqwatwisés waxrdemos 
qaxs gwatelatmayuxta xtiltialldzema téex-fla qa€s negeXtawése wos .D&- 
xwa ke !és€aqdsxwa k°!ftelax. La€m6 néxfiderxwa dadoq!walap!éqax 
g*ag°ftela 1axés niiyembafyaos, g* Igdmé qen 6tié6dé x-Itslax-flatoxr 
g'igimS., wa, wa, qen €nék*é, En€k-6xs laé kiwag-aliza. Wa, 14 
Laxewallzé Séxtiq&laxa eg igdimafyasa €ne€mémotasa Dzendzenx*qlayo. Wa, 
la yaqeegeatzta, Wa, la nék°as ya, gwasdg-alit gr igre gma’ Wuta- 
Lentaxwa ge igama®yéx 1axdx L saqoLaséx lax Wina, €fya, g: igimé’ . la- 
qgotas, le&maé laxa Winaa, Enék°é, Wa, héx-fidatmisé Liaqoras Ené= 
keas Latmé laxa Winax-da. Sek-laptenyag-anfla péelxelasgemé k*ild- 
maqgé, &nék*é. Wa, la S6éxiiqila wawidzdlagqila. Wa, la &nék-as La- 
em x5Lens g°Sxtodex Winaxa xiiselasens g° igamatyax 1ax6x Yaqotasemat— 


yéx g*Igélasefwagos, gigam6® Liaqo.as. Wa, wag-idla gwaség-alé g-Ig-e= 


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As soon as the four Kwag*uz tribes hud come (1) into the house of 

L saqotas, then Lf&qoras stood up and turned his face/to his tribe, 
the Qlémoyatyé, and he spoke and saids/ "Am I not going to go on, 
my chiefs, and thank our chief on the far side/for coming quickly 

to come and listen from end to end to our speeches?" (5) thus he 
said and looked straight at the place where the Gwétela were site 
ting in the rear of the/house . Then he said, " Now come, Gwétela, 
come/*walas Kwag‘uz, come Q!omk: Nit!cs. Be comfortable in this 
house which I built/that you might always come in, you three great 
tribes,/for this 1s no new saying that we come thus into this house. 
For this (10) is laid down by our ancestors that it shall be followed 
by us that we come and do this way/to ask each other about what will 
be good for us to do when the tribes will come./Also now these poles 
for. the watchman's pole are being gotten and/at once we will put 
them up outside the hous, chiefs, That is what I/say, that you may 
know what I think in my mind," said he. 

(15) Then Neq&ptenk-em replied to the speech of ttaqotas. He/ 
said; "True, true, it is as you say, chief Liaqovas. There is no 
mistake in your speech,/for already long ago the trail was marked 
out for you to be followed.Look/at this privilege of the watchman's 
pole.Now the watchman's pole will show itself,/the one that came from 
the beginning from your myth, chief, and we shall witness it again, 
(20) chief, Wa wa.That is what.I say," said he and sat down. Then / 
Séxiiqgdla arose, the chief of the numaym Dzendzenx’qtayu. Ther/he spoke 
and said; "Chiefs of the other side, I shall ask/this chief 1 taqotas 
about ( the copper ) War. Oh chief .laqoras,/now War has been sold 
(lit. has gone down)." And at once Léaqotas said,(25)"War has been 
sold, Fifteen hundred blankets was its price,'’ said he. ‘Then Séxi- 
gala shouted, "Wo ho ho",(as though he were lifting a heavy weight). 
Then he said, “ Behold, now/we stand on top of War, the acropolis of 
our chief Yaqo.asemé/who is being made a chief by you, chief t!a- 
goLas. Now go on chiefs of this side,/ (1) you will be happy for 

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gamé© &k+ /Gqelatax qa&s gwataleds €naxwa qens g:iwalarnsasa n&xwa 
ya€winalasd&sens g° igre gmat ydx Laqgotasemafyax qd g°ax.a 1élqwala- 
tafya ldxene Swilaséx g-Ox¥demsa, *nék*s, 

WE, la&mé L sAgoLasd axk: falaxa €naxwa g: ig: egdmésa mos ge &makw6 
Kwakwag’ux qa &nadxwés gwitaza qaés gax6X gax€elsazxa k: {ftelaxa 
lata &nax-€idex gadlaras tensta nék°é, Wa, latms Switla hoqiwels 
laéxa g°Okwa bébegwanemé. WH, la&més6 dziqwaxs g‘axaéda mokwé bé- 
begwanem dapdlaxa motslaq6 dzes€eqwa qats 1a daplalisas lax tlemai- 
gas g°oOkwas i sBgorasé, Wa, g°fl€misd €nax-tfdxa gadlaxs laé €yala- 
qé L SaqoLasasa maSlOkw6 hafyazfa ga 1lés hélaxa yuduxtse &makwé Kwae 
kwageur ga g°axés Swi€la gdxelsaxa k’!ftela. WA, g°-fl€misé ewfe1- 
xtolséda matlékwé hatyazfaxa g°-ig-okwasa yidux'se &makwé Kwakwa gure 
axs laé na€nakwa lax g’Skwas Lidqo.as. WA, 1d hdlamaxsta gaaxetalé- 
da Snaxwa bébegwanem laxés g°ig-Okwé. WA, g*fl&misé gwata laé ¢wi- 
Platmala qasfid qats 16 kitisels lak .sasan&fyas g:dkwas 1 (aqovasé. 
Wa, g°axé Leaqotas g*axawels 1ax6s g*’OkwS qa&s Laxewelsé 1ax Llasa- 
nafyasa tlex:flisés g‘dkwé. Wa, 18 yaqleg’atza. WH, 1& Enék-ay Ewa, 
gélagea glee gam’ laxwa k*!éséx axfem watdema gens gwayiflalasa 
laxwa waxdemaxsen qwésbalisa wiwOmpaxs g°’aladzéx nag'ilésens Grader 
Wa, g*axfema nénagattenarqés. Wa, wageitla g*igeegdmé® qaxtelsatxen 
Kléstoxwa ke iftelaxwa niiyambalis& k:!Sst€owitin, &nék-é. 

Wa, héx*&idatmisa Enixwa zxSlaxsdek*!fn hatya&xfasa ylidux''se&ma- 
kw6 Kwakwageut xwanazfid gqa®s lalag-I qaxfrlsaxa k'!ftela gaxs k:{é- 
sas la g*iwaléda g-ig-egdmatyaxa hatyaxeaxs les 6axdlaxa dzéngayu 
qa%s dzénqust&layuxa k*iftela. Wa, g°fl&mis& gwaza mows dzédzenga- 
yuxa g’a gwatégra laéda qiénemé hatyazfa néxtusdésaxa mots!- 
aqgS dzédzesteqwa qafs 1a k‘atielsas 14x Oxwiwatyasa vt !asand- 
fyas g*Okwas tsaqorasé, yixa mafztsiagS g*flsg-fltia. WA, lacm da- 
batyé cestexYbafyas.Wa,1d néxtusdésaxa ma&itsiags tsictts.ekwagatya. 
Wa,laem Lséctasbatyé testexubatya, Wi, laem krak-etazxé wiswitbatyas 


Loe wiswitbafyasa g*flsg:fltia,la Smaxr€nempienks laxens baraqé séxwa- 


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you all will be ready to help us now in everything that/is asked 
by our chief Yagouasems when the tribes will come/to our great 
village site here," said he./ 

Then .saqotas asked all the chiefs of the four (5) Kwag* ur 
tribes to be ready to come and put up the watchman's pole/when day 
would come in the morning :n the following day, he said, Then ali/ 
the men went out of the house, Now in the evening the four/men 
game towing the four poles and they towed them to the beach/ of ‘the 
house of .idqo.as, As soon as day came in the morning (10) Léaqoras 
sent two young men to hire the three Kwag-ur tribes/that all should 
come and put up the watchman's pole. And when the/two young men 
had gone to the houses of the three Kwag-ur tribes/they went home to 
the house of .sdgotas, Then all the men took a quick breakfast/in 
their houses. And when they had finished (15) together all went 
and sat doin outside the house of tiaqoras./ Then tlaqoras came out 
of his house and stood/outside of the door of his house. ‘Then he 
spoke and saids/ "'Come now, chiefs, to this speech which is not new 
that we may act / according to the words of our distant ancestors 
(who lived) when our world was first made long ago, (20) Now come 
and follow it. Go on, chiefs, and put up the/watchman's pole which 
is my privilege, my privilege from my earliest myth, " said he./ 

Then all the strong young men of the three/Kwag*ur tribes got 
ready to go and put up the watchman's pole,for/the chiefs were not 
going to help the young men when they were working with the levers 
(25) for the raising of the pole. As soon as the four levers were 
finished/in this way, then many young men hauled up from the beach 
the four/poles and they put them down on the bank outside of the/ 
house of Léaqovas, that is the two long ones. Now the/butt ends 
vere landward. Then they hauled up the beach the two shorter ones 
(30) and their butt ends were seaward. Now they laid together their 
thin ends/and the thin ends of the long poles. One fathom was the 


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yapsalaSnatyasg*’a gwaiSg’a, WH, 18 ax&6d- 4 
Sda hatyaxSaxa tekw6 densen denem qafs ya- I 
Lddéx(1). WH, 1axaé héem gwéx-€fdxa ma€itsiagé la gwitaatsa g°alé 
fxs, Wa, la hayaxk’!6tlabSt laxens bariqS awfhlag:AYaasas laé k*ft-e 
keatiasa, Wa, 1a Ax€édxa wakwé tatiaakY kiwaxraewaxa fnemplenk’é 
laxens q!waqiwax:tsianatyé wadzefwasas.Wa,1a enemplenk*6 Was gemasas 
laxens batax.Wi,1a gég-aatelots lax 1 ,qa&s yf{tfarelodés wax-sbafyas 
lax 1. Wa, lacem wits! lax nempienk: laxens baraqé awflag&laasa 
dzddzesfeqwé, WH, g-flemisé gwita laé kiwétustolsax 1, qa&s g°f- 
buy6d&q qag’ds gwatagea, Wa, la axtédxa 
mowé dzéngayu qafs dzénqust&léxa k-!ftela. 
Wi, g*fl€misé gwaza laé g°a gwategea, Wa, 


latmé gqax€alisa ke iftcla. Wa, 1&4 tapemg-a- 








aleladayuwa gég*idamas, Wa, laem yagwéx: = Pree 

sa tlex:{%denaxs 1laé gwaza k*iftela. Wa, 4 

la pdxacelddayuwa Ladze&wése fwasa dadoq!wala begwainem 14x 6xtAwat— 

yasa k°iftela lax 1. Wa, g°fl€misé gwata 1bé axtStseewa e-fitia 

denema qa€s 18 yfxfarelddayu lax 2, yfx dbafyasa g*fltia denema. 

Wai, la Ax€Stse€wé dpsbafyas qats 16 qex*semdayu laxa fwalasé t:ésem 

3 1axa tiemais’, Wa, g-f1&misé gwaza laas yaqieg’axé Séxfiqdla. 

Wa, 16 &nékea, wa, ar. ge-ig-egims®, Laems gwatamasxwa €walaséx 

k- 6sfosen g:igemafyaé Yaqotasematya, Snék-éxs 1aé gwégemx’€Id lax 

tlex:flds g*dkwas Léaqotas. Wa, la &nékeas Gélag‘arla g: Igims*. ta- 

qgotas Leewos g° IqSlase wag !6sx6x Yaqovasema&yax,. Laemks gwaz€elsg-as 

Ewilasg’Os k*lés€&, g:igaméxg*ada yaqiwémg*asés qwésbalisaés gagem= 

paxs g*alaozvé Enag’flésens €nalax. wa, gélagra. g:igam8*qen x°Its lan 

x°€Idad., &nék’éxs 1laé kiwag*aclsa,. . 
Wa, g°ax6 g*dxawelsé tsaqolas 1ax tiex:flasés g-dkwé qats 18 

Lax€wels laxa nexwarta 1ax OxLalasa k° !ftela lagéxs gumé kwaa sa gimsé . 

Wa, 18 qex*emalaxa ladlaxwiwatyé ts!ozdza,. Wa, 14 casaxvéda mafzrtsla- 


qé mela tsleltsiclk’sa kwékw6 lax a€waplafyas x-Smsas, Wa, 14 


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(1) amount of their overlapping in this way. Then the young men 
took/stout cedar bark rope and/tied them together at 1 And they did 
the same with the two others as they had done with the one/ they did 
first, and half a fathom was the distance between them as they lay/ 
(5) on the ground. ‘Then they took thick split cedar wood one/span 
wide and one fathom long/and they put it across at 1 and they tied 
both ends/to 1. Now three-fourths of a fathom was the distance be- 
tween the/cedar-poles, When it was finished they raised it atl 
and (10) put a support under it in this way. ‘Then they took the/ 
four levers and raised up«¢the watchman's pole, / and when it was 
done it was in this way. Now/the pole had been raised up and they 
nailed the/cross bars on to it, Now it was like a (15) ladder when 
they were finished. ‘Then/they put on it a flat board as a standing 
place for the watchman on top of the/watchman's pole at 1. When 
it was finished they took a long/rope and it was tied at 2, namely 
the end of the long rope,/and they took the other end and it was 
tied to a large stone (20) 3 on the beach,When this was finished Séxii- 
q&la spoke/and said, “Oh new chiefs, you have finished this great/ 
(watching pole which is) the privilege of our chief Yaqotasemés, " 
thus he said and turned his face to the/door of the house to t!laqo- 
tas, Then he said, “Come, chief Lsaqotas,/and the one whom you are 
making a chief, Yaqotasemé&, Now it is finished, the (25) great 
(watchman's pole which is) your privilege, chief, which was given to 
you by your grandfather at the far end,/when first our world was 
lighted up. Come, chief, and let me watch you, 'Ysaid he as he sat 
down./ 

Then Lsaqotas came out of the door of his house and/stood near 
the lower end of the watchman's pole, and he was painted with ochre, 
(30) He had around his head a black kerchief and there were stande 


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nex€undlaxa qotsemé. Wa, la wiség°oyalaxés wiség*ano. Wa, 14 hélo- 
kifyala €nexfunalaxa mela GxU¥saak¥ pielxelasgema. WH, 18 yaqiegrat- 
ya, Wa, la €nék-as Laemk, laems gwatamasg:fn k* sé6sfok4, g-Ig-ega- 
més Wa, gélaksas®la, wax: sondkwasd&s gt igee gimé ¢ La&mésen 1azx gen 
18 ddxtwidgs qd g°ax€emlax weyuqiwax*iwatyen k- l6tela laxg-ada k- !f- 
telak*'xg’ada k*fésak* azfem senafyaxg’ada niiyambalisek* k- lésta, 
k* $6s€osen gagempaxa g*aladzréx fnag'flisens €nalax, Enék-éxs 1a8 
ewégemx*fid laxa k*éftela qats 16 dzelx-usta liq qa&s 16 Ltadzddxa 
Laxwadzatwég*iflak4Y lax Oxta&€yasa k-sf{tela, 

Wa, la Axigiztawésés hézk* lotslana@ys qats doqwazéxa 1. lasakwé, 
Wa, la&m6 ©ndk*a hasela; Ha, ha, ha, hii, wa. WH, 1M yaqiegsatza, Wa, 
1d &nBkeas Geaxfemke weyuqiwax-Iwég-fn k: lStelake 1axg-fn Lawayuke, 
gigeegaimé®, &nék*6xs laé 6dzaqwa Snék*as Ha, ha, ha, hu, ¢wa.Wa, 
1axa6 &nSk*as Geaxtemk’ weyugqlwax’{wég-in k* lOtelak* laxg-fn Lawa- 
yuk4 , g- igre gims. Wa, 1a hamopsenago enék*a laas yaqleg-atxéda gra- 
yoxs laxa Enefmémotasa Kiikkwaklumasa Q!dmoyatyéxa Légadas Hawtlkilaz. 
Wa, 1& €nékeay Wagradz& g-Igdmé .saqoas, matleceera qat&s martléx:-e- 
Idadsax ke !6telaénatyaxsOx matsihwaxsos Lawayaqds, g-Leims, Enék°sS, 
Wa, la Leaqovas nanaxtméq., Wa, 18 nSk*ay Sx-Emis waxdemods, g* Tgamé$ 
Latmen watsédez, Enék*Sxs 1laé dax-&idxa denemé,3, qa&s néxtidéq.Wa, 
ld yaqiegatza. WA, 1A EnBk-as fya, g*Igre gums guntiaemg*ada k:!6- 
telak: mitsiasg:in Lawayuk® g*ad Winak*xgeada mits.&k+, °ndk°éxs 
g’axad g’adxaxa, Wa, 1a Laxewels lax OxUs{dzatyasa k*iftela. Wa,1a 
€ydlagivasa hatyazfa ga las gemxawtlsaxa lak: sendé peelxclasgem 18x 
g’okwas. Wa, laem wisék-as laxa Gwétele tefwa Swalas Kwageut tecwa 
Qidmk: sities lax gwék: {alasaséxs laé yaqwasa peelxelasgems laxa €na- 
xwa bébegwanema, yixs &nék°aé: Laems wiség’adeségali ox¥saake plelxe- 
lasgem. Wa, la €naxwaem hé gwek* cdlaxa bébegwanemé, Wa, g°fl&misé 
gwar wusék*asasa peelxelasgemaxs 146 néxaxa yadux'seinakwé Kwakwi g*te | 


Yaxs le€maé qglemditatxa dzaqwa. Wa, la&mé gwaxé watdemas 18xéq. 


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and he (1) wore a blue blanket, and he as belted with a belt, and 

he had over his/blanket a single white blanket. ‘Then he spoke/and 
said, "Naw you have finished this that is my privilege, chiefs./ 
Thank you for what you tried to do, chiefs, Now I will go and (5) 

look to see whether my schools of salmon have arrived on this watch 
man's pole,/this which is not a new device, this privilege which comes 
from the very beginning of my myth,/the privilege of my grandfather 
when long ago our world first became light.” Thus he said andfurned 
his face to the watchman's pole, and he ran up and stood on the/ 

place made for standing on at the top of the watchman's pole, 

(10) Then he shaded his eyes with his right hand and stood look-= 
ing seaward./ Then he said aloud, "Ha, ha ha hi, wa." Then he 
spoke and/said, " My schools of salmon are coming to my salmon weir 
here ,/chiefs.* Thus he said and he said again, "Ha, ha ha hii, ¢wa." 
Then/he said again, " My schools of saimon are coming to my salmon 
weir here,(15) chiefs." Four times he said thus. ‘hen spoke/one 
who belonged to the nurnmaym Ktkwak!im of the Q!émoyAfyé and whose name 
was Hawilkilazx/and said, " Now go on, chief \ 1aqovas, haul in. hard 
that you may ascertain/what kind of salmon it is that you got in your 
salmon weir, chief," thus said he./ Then Lsaqgotas answered him and 
said, "Your word is good, chief. (20) Now I will haul it in, " said 
he and took hold of the rope 3 and pulled it. ‘Then/he spoke and said, 
"Oh chiefs, heavy is this salmon,/caught in my salmon weir here. 
This is War, the salmon in it, ™ said he/as he came down. ‘Then he 
stood at the foot of the watchman's pole and/sent the young men into 
the house to go and bring out one hundred blankets from (25) hig 
house, He was going to belt with them the Gwétela and the €walas 
Kwag*uz and the/Q8mk: Jiities, as they say when they give away blankets 
to all the/men, Then he said, " Now you have for a belt this single 
blanket," /he said this to all the men. As soon as he/had finished 
giving belts with the blankets, he told the three Kwag*ud tribes (30) 


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WH, la€m6 wi€la natnakwa bébegwanemé 1laxés g*ig-Skwé qats 14 1 laxwa, 
Wk, g°fl@mis& dzaxq!&laxs ladda maflékwé qiilsq!iilyak¥Y qlem 
dilalaxa Gwétela cefwa walas Kwag-utS tefwa Qiomk-litlesd. Wa, 
g°f1€mis6 laS_ laxa tiex:fldsa g-dkwasa Gwétela lad nékea Enemo= 
kwé qeiilyakwa; La&menufx" qeemdildlalotai Gwételai qaens g° igdéma&- 
y6 Yaqotasematyai, nék*é, WH, léda EnemOkwé qitilyak® €nék-as 
Halag’flf.asai. Wa, g*fl&misd lag-aa 14x g*Skwasa €walas Kwag*ut 
laé &nék-as Lame nu&xu qeemdildlotai €walas Kwag‘utai qaens g: iga- 
ma&y§ Yaqorasemafyal, &nék*S6. WA, laxaéda Snemokwé qitilyak¥ €nék-as 
HAlag*flitasail, nék’é, Wa, g:fl€misé lag*aa lax g:‘dkwasa Q!lomk: fii- 
tlesS laé fem ne gextodxés gwék Alasaxa Gw6tela tetwa Swalas Kwae 
g°urs, Wa, g°fl&mis& wiflxtolsaxa g-ig-d6kiijlaxs laé aédaagqa. Wa, 
&€misé nexsemlizaxa nénagadaxs laé @wi€la kiidziz 1ax g*dkwas 1lae 
qOLas. Wa, la &nék-a nénagadé qa&s hé&mé denx&idayuwa niydmbalisé 
qéemdemsa g*aloza LOgwalaxa k° iftela, yfx Yix-dgemafys6, yix afwae 
nfifyasa Yaéx-agematyasa QlémoyatyS, Wa, la héx®atalemS wazdemas 
1ax L $AqoLasé » Wa,.g-fl&misé g°ax €wl€laé.a yudux4seemakwé Kwakwae 
geur lax g*Skwas _ !aqovas laas Lax€wHlIzx6 Liaqoras qa&s yaqieg*a@z6, 
Wa, la &nék-a gw gemata laxa Qlomoyafy6 laqgéxs hdé klidziza g-ig*et- 
gemafyaséda héXk- fostélizasa tlex:flasa g°-O6kwé, WA, hét!a 1& hate 
yat®aséda Ogwiwatlixasa g*Skwé,; Latmen wag-fl nos gig: egams,, mo &_, 
laxtsens g: igeegamatyaxs g°axaé laxwa k* {6s6x &t€em watdem qens 
gwayiflalasaxwa g*axa qens gwaélas laxwa g’Okw6x, €nék°éxs 1laé gwé- 
gemx-€Id ldxa gemxotstalizasa tiex-fldsa g:Okwé gaxs haé k- udziza 
g° ig-egamacyasa yidux"scmakwé Kwakwageuta, Wa, 1a Enék*as wa, ge- 
lag’a, qwésdg°aliz g°Ig-egimé*laxwa laxwa k: }6s6x az€em watdemaxwa 
waxdemaxsens gagempa laxa qwéscla Sndilaxwa xita®yé gens dem neget oo 
enésefwa, &nék*éxs laé gwégemx-eid laxa Sgwiwallzasa g*Okw6, Wa, la 


fnék*a; Wag'itla nénagad, denx€itsen gagayaelaya ke fake [ftelak: fala 


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with this,(1) and all the men went home to their houses to eat,/ 

As soon as evening came two old men/ asked to sing in the house 
the Gwétela and the walas Kwageuz and the Q!lomk: Jit!es. When/ they 
went to the doors of the houses of the Gwétela one of the (5 ) old 
men said, "We come to ask you to sing in the house, Gwétela, for 
our chief/ Yaqovasemé€," said he, Then the other old man said,/ 
"Go there quickly. " And when they came to the houses of the €wae 
las Kwag°uz/he said, "We come to ask you to sing in the house,¢wa- 
las Kwageur, for our/chief, Yaqouasemé, " said he, and the other old 
man said, (10) "Go there quickly,” said he. And when they arrived 
at the houses of the Q!omk* tities / they followed the same way as 
they had said to the Gwétela and the €walas Kwag*ux./ And when 
they had gone to all the houses they went back again, and/they just 
met the song leaders who were all sitting down in the house of tlae= 
qotas./ And the song leaders said that the song of the earliest 
myth (15) would be sung, of him who first obtained as a supernatural 
gift the watchman's pole, that Yix-dgemé®, the / root of the Yaéx-a- 
gems® of the Qlimoy&yé. Then their speech was agreeable/to u a+ 
qotas. As soon as the three Kwagut tribes had all come {nto/ the 
house of tfaqoras,t!aqotas arose and spoke./ He said, turning his 
face to the Q!lomoyafyé where the chiefs were sitting (20) at the 
right hand side of the door of the house, and the/young men went to 
the rear of the house. '" Now, my chiefs,/I will thank you, our 
chiefs, for coming here, It is not a new saying according to which 
we/go when you come to be thus in this house, " thus he said and/ 
turned his face to the left hand side of the door of the house, for 
there were sitting the (25) chiefs of the three Kwag*eur tribes. And 
now he said, "Now/come, you chiefs of the other side of the house. 
for this is not a new saying this/saying of our grandfather in the 
far end of the world, this that 1s marked down for us to go by, " / 
thus he said and turned his face to the rear of the house and said, 


" Now go on, song leaders, sing the song that comes from my grande 


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qtemdema, nék*6xs laé k!iwagealiza. WA, héx:fidaemisa nfigadé daqa-= 
lasa gagafyala k* idk: s{telak* {ala qiemdemaxa €nék-6; 
Ha, la&men ddx€watela lahak*as€men d6xfwatela 1ax mey&. 
Hé ya hé ya ha& ha. 

Geaxemox g°axewestahésela qlawapfelahé6dzékeas q!éq!alanemk*asah& 
Hé6 ya hé ya ha ha, 

Eyig-andtasaénétsenosaysnad k- !ftelayuk:asto 
Hé ya hé ya ha hé, 

We, matpeeng-ust&&misa nénfigadé denx€its, laé gwata, Wi, la 
Laxewaléxé Léagovas, géitaxs le&maé E1xusés xindkwé Yaqovrasematyé, 
Wi, 18 yaqiegeatza, Wa, 14 Enék*a: Laems at g-Igeegimé, gwazfaliza 
laxwa denxalayéqosxen ga gempéxwa qsemdem6éx, wa, gSlak:as®lax’ék-, 
gélak-as&laxa nénfigadaxs qiala&maaq. Wa, wégea &em yar !&q qa€s Axé— 
ledsaq;-wa, sd&mistat g*igeegdme®, wi, sddzémistat g*Ig-egdmés Gwé- 
tel, €wilas KwagruX, QiOmk:itities, lLaems witelax. Laems wiLaxface- 
lax k* fake Jftelak: fala qlemdemsen niiydmbaliséxen gagempé 1 /asotiwa- 
liséxen g-Iqag*’iwafyaxs g°aladzéx Snag*flisens fnalax, yfx Yix-age- 
mafyé, wi, hdem la tégades .fasotiwalisé, Yaqorasema®yé, G*ixséesta- 
lisematyé LsagoLas. Ha€staem réregems Yix-agematyé, WH, la&méts Lé= 
qelates Leasotiwalisé lax Yaqorasematyé qafs gwitelatmaés qtaqialaz~ 
eg’ fyuqoxs le&maéx csayuxra., Wa, latmens 142 g* ige gims. Latmens 1la- 
Lax gaalata Léxelaxxa Mamaléleqa&la 16& fnemgisé tefwa Lawitsiés qa 
g’axlag’is ladxwa €walaséx atwinagwisa. 

Wa, 1& .axewalize K* !8ddxa geayox6 lax EneEmémotasa Kikwak!lie 
masa Gwétela qa&s yaqseg*atzé, WA, 1d Snék-as fwa, g*ighimé®, wa, 
lat&mé gwatés watdemads ,g- Igaimée® L aqoras tefwins xtindkwaxoxda g: Ige- 
mifyaxox c.lasotiwalisaxwa g* igim#®naxwaq sens gwasx*&la g*-ag-fli- 
SEXS g*aladzéx Snag*flisens Snalaxwa nendlax g°igdma*yaxwa wafyadax 


gdg:flis laxa qwésela &ndla. Wi, laems €nék-Sda g-Igimé€ qens 1a- 


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fathers, the song of the watchman's pole,"(l)thus he said and sat 
down. Immediately the song leaders gave out the song/coming from 
the grandfathers, the song of the watchman's pole, which said:/ 
1. Now I see it, now I see it, the salmon./ 
Hé ya hé ya h& hé./ 
(5) 2. It is coming up stream with a great wave following, what I 
obtained by purifying myself./ 
Hé ya hé ya ha h&./ 
3. You were overcome by me on account of this watchman 's pole./(?) 
HS ya hé ya ha ha, 

Twice the song leaders sang it and then they stopped. Then (10) 
Lsaqotas arose, for indeed he was now the attendant of his son Yae 
gotasems./ Then he spoke and said, " Now chiefs, you have finished 
in the house/with this that has been sung, the song of my grandfather, 
Thank you,/thank you, song leaders, for knowing it. Now go on, take 
care and/keep 1t in mind. And you, great chiefs of the Gwétela (15) 
and the €walas Kwag*ut and the Qé6mk: liities, now you hear it, now 
you hear it suddenly,/the song of the watchman's pole, which comes 
from the oldest myth of my grandfather, i fasotiwalis,/the chief ahead 
of me (that is in the beginning) when first our world became light, 
that Yix-dgemée ,/he whose names were L!asotiwalis, Yaqgorasemé, G° Ix- 
sé€stalisemé®,/.iaqotas., All these are the names of Yfx-agemé&.Now 
you will call (20)Yaqovasemé& Lfasotiwalis for it is known by you 
already/that he will change his name. Now let us go, chiefs. Let us 
go/in the morning and call the Mamaléleqdila and the €nemgis and the 
Lawits!6s, that/they may come to this great country." 


Then K*sAd6 arose, who belongs to the Kikwak!im (25) of the 
Gwétela, and spoke and said, "Oh chief,/now it is finished, your 
speech, chief Lsagotas, and our son,/this chief Lsasotiwalis, this 
our chief who comes from the beginning when first/our world became 
light, this reckless chief who has no mercy,/from the distant be- 
ginning of our worlc. Now you say,chief,that(1)we shall invite 


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lag*i 16x%elaxwa 16elqwdlactatyax Xensta. Wa, wSg*fxlax-fns emt ga- 
g’ust&tex gaalata g*Org*tkilo6t, nék-é, WH, laem gwax 14x6q. 

Wa, la&mé wile hdquwels l&xa g°Skw6 qafs 16 Ewitla nafnak¥ 
laxés g°ig'Skwé, WAS, laem hex:€idaem xwanateidéda enaxEnemdkwe Lax 
g-Igtegdmacyasa qlertesgeemakiis €naxeneemématsa GwStela,hSemisa 
Enemokwé g°igamésa ne &mémotasa Dzendzenx*qsayo,; héemisa Ene EmokwS 
g: igimésa WawilibatyS. W&, la €nemok4¥ g-Igdmatyasa LéLegédé, &né- 
Enemokiwa hagowa g-igregdmatyS 1ax k.womse Lérttsatyas .fasotiwali= 
saxa 1éelqwalaratyé 14x gwog*iflasasa g°alé bakiumxs tételaés g°f- 
gimatyé, yix lageizas hé gwig-lléda Snaxwa g*igregamatya,yixs Ené= 
keaé ga&s geawalap!é, yfixs Lételaaxa léelqwdlatatyé qaxs naxwatma- 
éda gigeegamatyé g'{gr-a6qela qa&s .étqwalarafyé6. 

Wi, g*tl€misé €ndx*{idxa gaala laé taxfida. Wa, la&mé t sax-tle~ 
lidzemga, yix genemas .sdqotas, yix lag*izas Liax*t salidzemga qats 
ha€méx*silé qa ha&masa g igregamatyé kewéms Leaqotas, Wa, héEmisé 
Liax*tialldzemga yixs hé&maé qiag’éx waxaasasa peElxelasgemé 1adhea 
gwayusa €naxwa léelqwalatatya 18x gwég*lliasas gegenemasa naxwa g* I~ 
g’egamésa €ndxwa léelqwalatatya lax watdetménatyasa bakiumé, yixs 
enék*aag héem nagatsiésa g’ig-egamatyés gegenem6. WA, Alatmis laxen 
nosé d6qwataénéq. Wa, laf&mé lagvas lax fyf1isé hangaml iséxe g° oku- 
la. WA, la Laxewitaxsé 1 tagolas 1axés 1éteflateié xwakitina. Wa, 

ld yéqéeg’aoza, WA, ld Snék°as G-axemen g-axfarela Snemgis 1a4x6s 
lax‘demsagds, &nék*éxs 186 €ldqitlaq. Laems x‘{tstax-flarétai enem~ 
gisai 14x 14161{rai xundkwas 1 sasotiwalisai halaxstasai, &nék*éxs 
lad kiwag’aataxsa, W&, 1éda begwantmé g*ayoxt laxa €nf€mg-isé Lraxé- 
wels lax c!dsan&€yas g*Skwas K!wameaxalasxa g° igdmatyasa Ene memo ta~ 
sa G*igeflgdimasa Snemgis. Wa, 1 €nékeas; La&men 1.6€lalorai winal 
gates g*axads téxtsia laxgea g*Skwas Kiwamaxalasai, Laemk- l&qwifla- 
kwal, &nék-é. Wa, hdx-fidatmisé ataxtax:Sidéda 1éteFlatsié xwakli- 


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the tribes tomorrow, Let us arise/early in the morning, tribes,” 
he said. Now this is the end,/ 

Then they all went out of the house and went home/to their 
nouses, and immediately one(5)chief of each of the six numayms of 
the Gwétela made ready,and also/one chief of the numaym Dzendzenxe- 
qiayu and also one/chief of the Wawiliba&yS and one chief of the 
Lé.egéd,/nine chiefs in all,and they went as a crew of the inviting 
canoe of t!asotiwalis,/going to the tribes in the way which was done 
by the early Indians when a chief goes inviting.(10)And this is the 
reason why all the chiefs do this when they wish/to help one another 
when they invite the tribes, for all/the chiefs have it in their minds 
to invite the tribes,./ | 

As soon as day came in the morning they started, Then 1 lax-tla-= 
1idzemga ,/ the wife of Ltaqoras, went, and this was the reason for 


Liax*tealfdzemga that (15) she was going to cook the food to be eat- 


en by the chiefs,the crew of tiaqotas,and also that/ttax‘t Jalfidzem- 
ga counted the number of blankets loaned out by/all the tribes in 
the way as it is done by the wives of all the chiefs/of all the 
tribes, as it is gaid by all the Indians, For/they say that the wives 
are the receptacles of the wisdom of the chiefs, and this is true 
according to what (20) I see among them. Now they arrived at fyflfs, 
and the canoe stopped in front of the village./ Then 1 Jaqoras stood 
up in the inviting canoe./ He spoke and saids "I have come, I have 
come, fnemgis, to your/ camp site,” said he as he called out to them. 
“Now you will be witnesses, Enemgis,/to see rarélita, the child of 
L!asotiwalis. Come quickly in your canoes, ™ said he (25) and he sat 
down in his canoe, ‘Then a man belonging to the €nemgis stood up/ 
outside of the house of K!wamaxalas,chief of the numaym/G°Ig°flgam 
of the *nemgis, and said. "TI invite you, warriors,/to come and warm 
yourselves in the house of K!wamaxalas. Now the fire has been made 
there ,“/said he, Immediately the inviting canoe went ashore, stern 


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maxalas, WH, g*fl€misé gwiza laé kitis€aliza céxXtsatyu bébegwanena. 
Wa, la€mé Kiwamaxalas €yalaqasa hatyaxea ga 16¢s kiwakewamilalaxa 
Enemgisé qa g*axés Swi<laétela 14x g*Okwas. Wa, léda qiénemé hae= 
yaxfasa Snemgisé ldlaéci!a laxa g*ig*dkwasa Enemgisé, Wa, la &nék*a 
lax A€witelisa tiex¢flas G°axemenuex4 kiwdk.waemilalotal Snemgisal 
qafs lads horélaxdx waxdemitlalaxsa winax, Snék-a tnemOkwé, Wa, 14, 
Enék‘a wadkwé hafyareas Halag*&licasai. €nempéenatsaxstelaemenutxe, 
Enék*S, Wa, héx-fidatmisa Cnaxwa bébegwanemsa Snemgisé la hogwit 
léxa g*Okwas Kiwimaxalasé qats 18 kits€aliz laxa wax-sanégwitasa 
g°Okw6 gaxs hé6 kludziza céXtsayu Kwakig-ura Sgwiwatlizasa g°*Okwé, 
Wi, 1éx-a€mé clax-iidlidzemga, yix genemas 1 laqotas k* {és la k.wa- 
gélitxa téxrteayu Kwakug*uta wix-€mad héem g*aételé, Wi, latmé tie@ 
xwéda Léztsa€yu. WA, laxaéda tnemgis wlaclawdla. Wa, g*flemisé 
gwaz Lsexwaxs laS wi€la g-Ixasewa hé€maatsséxa LOelqiné. Wa,g°fle 
Emisé guva%a laas raxulizé t :Aqotas qa®s yaqieg:a€%S, Wa, la €ndk°a 
gwSgemizta 1axés kiwémé. QdLd g-Lg-egimS® qiidx nfqafyaxsa g*igimac= 
yOx Kiwamaxalaséx, yixs tnékeaéx gens g°axé tslelqtimg:a€liz laxox 
g°Okwas tflad&. W&, la&mésen weg?it. Latmdsen mo€laztsa Enemgisaxs 
g°axa6x &rtsemS g*dxens, nék:6xs laé gwégemx’&id laxa tiex:flasa 
g°Okw6, Wa, 18 €nék*a, wa, g°axtems g°Iigtegimés Snemgis EwlEladen 
L€la laxéxda g*Skwaxsa g*igdimafyOx Kiwaimaxalaséx. wa,gélag’a,°wa, 
gélag’a laxwa ke l6s6x a2fem wizdem gens gwayiflulasaxwa gwazelatmdz& 
xiltialidgems bekwilénokwaens gens fem negettaw6sefwa, Wa, g°axemba 
sen sexwaxzfemdexg’a et peesi ec Ceaen wiwOmp€wiita qen ne gextawése wa 
laxwa Lételax°tax. WA, g*axemésen rogiin g° ig*egamék- Léxelbe qafs 
ldlag*’ads laxen g*Skwaxg*fn tlasotiwalisék:. Wa&, lak* sek* taplenya- 
g’a pselxelasgemg’as neqaty8g*bs Enemgis. Wa, laeméts wag-f% Zada- 
kwat laxens kiwaé€laséx laxwa g*S6kwéx €nék°’S, Wa, 1a kewag-aliza. 
Wa, 1& cax€walfzS Kiwamaxalas qa€s yaqeegeaczxé, Wii, 14 Endkeas 
Qat, qa,és watdemifldldos, g:Igdmé LsAqotas, yliaxs semsaagosastns 


xtindkwaxox iidsotiwalisax,. Wa, gélag‘ax-L aldmasax g* igamatyaxwa 


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the house of Kiwamaxalas. (1) As soon as they had done so the invi- 
ters sat down./ Now K!wamaxalas sent a young man to ask the enemgis 
to sit down with then/and to come all into the house, ‘Then many/ 
young men of the nemgis went to the houses of the €nemgis and they 
spoke(5)inside of the doorways ‘We come to ask you to sit down in 
the house, &nemgis,/and to listen to what the warriors have to say," 
thus said one of them. And then/the other young men said: “Come in- 
to the house quickly. We come to call only once," said they.. Then 
immediately all the €nemgis went into/the house of Kiwaimaxalas and 
sat down on each side of the(10)house,for the inviting Kwag*uz were 
sitting in the rear of the house./ Only téax-tlalidzemga, the wife 
of elaqotas, did not/sit among the inviting Kwag*uz, although she 
was in the house, Now/the inviters ate after their arrival and the 
Enemgis ate with them. As soon as/ they had eaten,all the dishes 
were put away and when (15) they had finished L sagovas arose and 
spoke, He said,/turning his face to hie crew, " Indeed, chiefs, in- 
deed this is the mind of the chief/K!wamaxalas who wished us to warm 
our faces in his/good house, Now they may begin, Now I will thank 
the €nemgis./ Come without delay to us," said he and turned his face 
to the door (20) of the house, He said: '’ Now come, chiefs of the 
enemgis, come/to this house of chief K!wamaxalas. Now come, now/ 
come, for it is not newly said that we should do so, This was long 
ago in the beginning/marked down by the one who first made us human 
beings to be followed by us. Now I paddle/along the trail of my 
forefathers which I follow (25) in this that is called inviting.Now 
I come with my chiefs to invite you/ to come to my house of this 1 a- 
sotiwalis. Now here are five hundred/blankets to cover you, nemgis. 
Now you will lend them out/as we are sitting in this house,” said he, 
and he sat down. 

Then Kiwamaxales arose and spoke and said. (30) "Indeed, true 


ig your word, chief .éaqotas, you the mouthpiece of your/son 1 {aso- 


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Sx*stOgwaarelax g*Igematyaxwa Le€welxsé€stalax ge: igdmatyaxwa g*ix- 
sé€staléx g*igdmatyaxwa k* (éséx ax6€lak'¥. g-Igimatya, Cnéenak- ité 
nos g°Okulst, yiit Ene mges Wig: fla zadekwax 1ax gweyOtasg’ ada g°i- 
gamék* qa awaxaatsés xY8degwayuraés peElxelasgema, €nék°é, Wa, héxe= 
Eidatmisé Lé€ldlascewé 1 fax. shlidzemga qa las kiwageliz 14x kiwas— 
lasasés xawinemé Lsaqotas., Wa, le&mé tax. talidzemga d&laxa yitd= 
yala sek laplenyag’é x6kU k{waxtatwa. Wa, 14 Lé€lalasetwa qlaqlas- 
tows begwinemsa Cnemgés qa lis kéiwanGdzi1{zxax 1 tax-t sdlidzemga laxa 
Sewiwafiizasa g’Okwé, Wa, 18 qwéxddé Liaxt calidzemgax yi. dy8yasa 
kiwaqalaté kiwax.axa €nemgésé., Wa, 1léda qidqlastows be gwanemsa 
Snemgds uéxedex régemas tiasotinalis qaxs hétmaé kwékwé. WA, la 

L sex. ldlidzemga hdstidxa sek’ iatsiaqS lixa kewaxraewé qa&s ts.Awés. 
ldéxa qia@qtastowé begwantna, Wi, 1édea begwinemé toxewalizas. Wi, le 
héx°sa gwég°ilé lageaa laxa mak: faxsdaty6 be gwanemsa Enemgéesé « Wa, 
g°il€misé gwata laé yaxtwidayuwa kiwax.atwé 1laxés dwixats,agasé 1axa 
Enixwa bébegwanemsa Enemg6sé. Wa, héem Légades kiwaqamtsa ZYade gwayu. 
Wa, g°fiemisé twleixtowa k!iwaxLafwé laxa bébegwanemxs 186 Laxewalizé 
Lé€qotas qa&s yaqieg’atzé. Wi, 14 Enékea, Wa, g'igsegdmSs Snemgés. 
lafmo lag*’alizaxwa k!iwaqemdAy&x Yadegwayax, WH, wag:f%la Yadekwatax 
laxen gwaSlaséx laxwa g*Okw6x qaen laéné.é 1ax Mamaléleqaldx Yensia, 
Enék*Sxs laé kiwagealiza. Wa, héx*fidatmisa fnaxwa bébegwanemsa 
Enemgésé la hoqtiwels ldxa g*Gkwé gas 16 ax€6dxés xYétade gwayuwe plel- 
xelasgem qa&s g°ax6 k+éex€alizalas laxa nexwata 1ax kiiidzélasas Ula 
x*. salidzemga Leewa qsdqeastowase &nemgée6 begwanemaxa Légadas G*8x- 


kefnxa gtayuré léx ene€mémutasa tat Elaminasa €nemgésé. Wa, g°f1&~ 


-mis6 g°ax €wl€laéta sek: faplenyag’é peelxelasgem xade gwayusa fnemgé- 


SEXS laé axseEwé Kiwamaxalas ga aaxsiléq 14x wawasademtasa véxtsayu 


1laxa Mamaléleqala Letwa Lajwite:6s6. Wa, g°fl€misé €nAx*€idxa la 


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tiwalis. Welcome to the new chief, (1) the chief with a handsome 
complexion, thechief who is a prince all over,/the one who is a 
chief all over, the one who is not newly made chief, I mean this,/ 
my people, you fnemgis, to go on and lend out all that has been ree 
ferred to by this chief/as the amount of your blankets to be loaned 
out," said he. (5) Immediately tax‘. sdlidzemga was called to sit. 
down with/her husband tfaqotas. Then tsax«eldlidzemga carried/ five 
hundred split cedar sticks tied in the middle, and the name-keeper/ 
of ths €nemgis was called to sit down by the side of Ldaxe. [dlidzemga 
in the/rear of the house. ‘hen iéax*tsdlidzemge untied the tying in 
the middle of the (10) cedar sticks for the fnemgis and the name- 
keeper of the/€nemgis called out the name of tlasotiwalis for he 
is the eagle. Then/t /ax-t tilidzemga counted five cedar sticks and 
gave them/to the name-keeper and the name-keeper put them on the 
floor. And/they kept on doing this until they came to the name of 
the last man of the €nemgis, And (15) when they finished the cedar 
sticks were given out to/all the men of the €nemgis as they had been 
counted. This is called the giving out of cedar sticks as the means 
of loaning out./ When all the men had received their cedar sticks 
.faqo.as stood up/and spoke and said: “Oh chiefs of the enemgis,/ 
now these cedar sticks as a means of loaning out have been given to 
you. Now go on and loan out (20) as we are here in the house, for. 
I am going to the Mamaléleqéla tomorrow." / Thus he said and sat 
down, Immediately all the men of the/fnemgis went out of the house 
and they went to get the blankets( with) which they were going to loan 
out./ And they came and put then down next to the place where tlax-- 
. salidzemga was sitting/with the name-keeper of the nemgis whose 
name ig (25) G°éxk*fn, who helongs to the numaym of the v/a. felamin 
of the nemgis. As soon as/all the five hundred blankets which were 
to be loaned out by the *nemgis were inside,/Kiwimaxalas was told to 
take care of them during the time they were going to invite the/Ma- 
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tensa 1laé A1léxewidéda Léztsafya qa&s 16 ladxa Mamaléleqd&la laqg6xs ne- 
lalalaasa nelalay&sa windsa Q!limoyAtyé yfxs 1aé aLax*ala laxés vréxyae 
lasetwS, Wa, latmé &em nagdme’frtawéxés g°f1é gwég*iflas qaéda €nem- 
gése, Léxraemés Ogiix-&idayuséxs qeetsAplenyag’aé kiwagqemdayéx tade- 
gwayu qaxs 4wulx*fselascewaéda Mamaléleq&laxs nekiimafyaasa enemgésé 
Leewa Lawitsiésé, Wk, g*fl€misé gwax tadekwasdsa qseclaplenyag’é 
pielxelasgema laé 1axa Rawitssésé, Wa, laem moplenyag-a péelxelasge- 
mé xadegway&sa Lawitssésé. Wa, geaxemé &mAl6da Léitsayaxa Yadegwayu 
péelxelasgemxs g°Gxaé na€nak" laxg’a Tsaxisek, WA, g°f1emisé g*ax 
hangemalisa Léxtsayuwats $6 xwaxwik.tina lagéxs laé mé€ztsfaqa Lefwa 
xwak tina bek*&nems Leaqocasé 14x Kiwamaxalas qa€s €matwats!léxa wadkwé 
xade gwayu peelxelasgema. We, la Laxewaxexsé L sAgoLas laxa Léxtsayue 
wats!é xwak stina qats yaqteg*afzs, WA,1la fnék-ay NéYamAtala Kwakwdg-u- 
Yai ga€s hOrélads g°axen. G*axemen geax®men lara 1axa l8lqwadlacayé. 
Geaxtmen mAlaxg’ada Zadegwayugwas., €néenakeizS ga&s 4€métos y&r lq 
Lax gO g°4x.d Enékvexs laé kiwagaataxsa. WA, la Laxtwelsé Awadé 1ax 
Liasanftyasés g*Okwéxa g°’ayux6 18x Ene&mSmutasa Maamtageila qats yaeq 
qseg’a&xé, Wa, 1a €nék*as, Wa, gélag*ax’Os waztdemagos g°igamée, wa, 
g°axLelagax*a yuduxseemakwa 1élqwdlatafya gentdo&maslaxo. EnéEnak* Le 
X6s hatyat {Glaaqds g*axenulx4 g-ighm6e., WA, la&men 1é6€laldrai winal, 
laems g°ax texts!ax laxg’a g°dkwas Malédai, €nék°é, Wa, héx- €idatmé- 
sé Gtaxtax*&idéda xwaixwakéiina, Wa, 1d hex*€idarm mOxt@lasa tadegwayu 
peelxelasgem qats 16 €matwitdlas lax g-Skwas véaqorasé, Wa, g°fl&misé 
Cwl€lusdésa laas 6tséfstéda Laxewaxtddeq. Wa, la&mé Axse wa enaxwa 
Kwakwag'ux qa 1és kiwa&méza qa&s 16 h6Lélax enaxwa ts!8ts lak !alemsa 
L6éX%tsayu. Wa, g°fl&misé g°ax Cwiflaéia laqéxs haé EwlEla kiiidzéza Lé- 
xtsayuwa Ogwiwiflizasa g*Okwe. Wa, la&mé Lsexwa, Wa, g°fl1&misée gwa- 
xa laas caxewal ize Ltaqotas gas yaqteg*’oafxé. Wa, la Enék’as Wa, gs - 


lak’asla g*igamé&, Awad. Wi, gélak*’aslax*és ©nék* fénads g°axé tsiel- 


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the inviters started off and went to the Mamaléleqdla as they/were 
singing the war songs of the Q!idmoy&&y6é, as they were going ashore 
to those who were/to bé invited by them. And now they did the same 
as they had done amons the Snemgis./ Only this was different, that 
six hundred cedar sticks(5)were given as a means of loaning out to 
make it clear that the MamalSleqdlagare ahead cf the €nemgis/and 

the Lawits!6s. As soon as the loaning out of the six hundred blank- 
ets was finished/they went to the Zawits!és. Then four hundred 
blankets/were the means of loaning out of the Zawits!és. Now the 
inviters loaded the blankets which had been loaned out/and they came 
back to Fort Rupert. As soon as they came back the (10) inviting 
canoes were in front of the village,for there were now two canoes 
and the/canoe borrowed by Lsaqotas from Kewamaxalas as a means of 
carrying the other/blankets which had been loaned out, Then t éaqotas 
stood up in the inviting/canoe and spoke and said: "Show your faces, 
Kwag*uz,/and listen to me. I have come, I have come, I have now 
obtained all the tribes. (15) I come with the cargo of these loaned 
out (blankets). I mean that you shall take care that/they come, " 
said he as he sat down in his canoe, Then Awadé arose/outside of 
the house which belonged to the numaym ene eae He spoke and 
said: "Thank you for your speech, chief. Now/let the three tribes 
come that I may act (7). I mean you(20)ask us to take care, chief. 
Now I invite hae ene come and warm yourself in the house of 
Mélet,“said he, and immediately/the canoe went ashore stern first, 
At once they unloaded the loaned out/blankets and carried them into 
the house of 1 saqotas. As soon as/they were all carried up the beach, 
they went again to invite them out of the canoes. Then all the (25) 
Kwag*uz were told to sit with them and to listen to the reports of 
the/inviters. As soon as they had all come in,the/inviters sat down 
in the rear of the house and ate after their arrival. When they had 
finished/i{aqotas arose and spoke, He saids:/“Thank you,chief Awadé, 


thank you for asking me to come and warm my face (1) in your house. 


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qumg‘aliz 1ax6s g*Okwaqos g*Igamé® axzfma6_Ox wardemaxwa Lalilaldxa 
Léztsayu tefwa d&m mémaléxalay, enéenak’ 1x8 g’axemenuext g-igamée 1lar- 
xa 16lqwalatafya, &nék’exs yudux¥psenég: iméra g’ axenuex, Wa, la&mé- 
sen €néx' qans 6t!édé q!limdéxaxwa dzaqwax qa ma&itsemés giemq!emdemas 
L!asotiwalis LO& 4rtsema qsemdem Sqifla ldxa gagayalayu k- !fk- !etela- 
k* !8lea qtemdema, €nék*exs laé kiwagealiza, wa, 18 yaq!leg-a€xé Awadé. 
Wi, 18 nék°as WA, gélag’a g° igamé& L saqotas. Wa, gélageaxés wazde- 
mos 1ax6és watdem6saxs nék°aaqdsaqé laem g°axta lélqwalaratya, Wa, 
geaxta lageax’f gen wag*éten aSk-flaragé qd g°axta laxens q!umx-demé- 
séx, Wa, hé€misés witdemds g:Igim6€ idqotas yixs €nék*aéx gens qidm- 
dézx6xwa dzaqwax ldxa aXtsemsa qiemdemttsdxda g° Tgama fyaxox i {asotiwa- 
lisax. Wag*adzd nék-ex g-IgamS&, nék’é. 

Wa, la&mé Ewl£la hoquwels laxa g°Okwé laxéq. Wa, g*fl€misé dza- 
qwaxs laas Leaqotasé Syalaqasa hatyatfa qa lds qidmdeflalaxa Gwétela 
Leewa walas Kwageur tecwa Qiomk: fitlesé, WH, néx-fidaemésé 1éda m6~- 
kwé ha€ydt€asa Qiémoyaeyé qats 16 taxstalizaxa tiex-fldsa g-dkwasa 
Gwétela, Wa, 18 &nékea nemOkwé 1aqi Geax&menu€x¥ qldmdélaldrai Gwée- 
telai qa Lidsdtiwalisai, &nék°’é., WH, la &nék*’a wadkwas; Halag’alita- 
sai, Wa, la héx’sa gwéke ala laxa €naxwa g*igdkY¥sa yiiduxUse makwé 
Kwakig:ita, WA, g°fl€misé ewf€lxtolsaxa g*ig*’dkwaxs g°axaé aédaaqa. 
Wa, la&méda nénfgadé g*aleéta laxa g*dkwas 1 taqgorasé tefwis kiwékiwa- 
nutematyé, Wa, la&méda nfgadé wiinwiindsa denxelasés qfemdemg’ fXts la= 
la, Wa, &€misé kiwékiwanucemafyas h6rélax ldldlasasa qlemtélatyasa 
nfgadé, Wa, h¥xomalatmisa kiwékwanutematyas q!axa axtsemé q!emdemxs 
k+ s6s€maé g°dx hOgwita yiiduxtse&makwé Kwakigeuta, Wa, g°axemé 16x- 
malaxs g*axaé hogwitaléda €naxwa bébegwanema ga€s 16 kiisealiz lax 
wax’ ségwitasa g°Okwé,. Wa, léda hatyarfax-sad 1laxa Ogwiwatlizasa gro— 
kw6 qa&s 16 kitis€aliz laq. Wa, g*fl&misé g-ax fwiflaéia laas Laxei- 
11x6 L sagovasé qa&s yaqlegeatxve, Wa, 1A Snék-as Qa_,qétas €nég*amadzr 
laxens qitilsqéilyaxiila qins hé gwé nakilé laxwa qiemdétax. Wa,wég-fx- 


la nén&gad hasust&x yisds qéemtélafyaqéds qa hovélésg-ins g-Ig-ega- 


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Is it a new speech to meet to invite the/inviters and let them each 
just go somewhere? I mean this,we have arrived,chief. We have obtained/ 
the tribes, ‘They say that they follow us after three days. Now/I 
wish for us to sing again in the house this evening that there may 
be two songs of (5) tiasbtiwalis, and also a new song different from 
the watching pole song obtained from the grandfather."/ Thus he said 
and sat down, ‘Then Awadé spoke/and said: "Now come, chief tiaqotas. 
Thank you for your speech/that you said that the tribes would come./ 
Let them come that I may treat them well when they come to our vile 
lage site. (10) And also this your speech, chief Leaqotas, that you 
gaid that we/should sing in your house this evening, the new song of 
this chief t!asotiwalis./ Go on now say this, chief," said he./ 
Then they all went out of the house. As soon as/it was evening 
Lsaqotas sent young men to ask the Gwétela to sing in the house,(15) 
and the ‘walas Kwag*ut and the Qlomk: liitices. Immediately/the four 
young men of the QlimoyA&fyé went and stood in the doorways of the 
house of the/Gwétela, and one of them saids " We come to ask you to 
sing in the house,/Gwétela, for clasotiwalis," said he. And the 
others said, ‘'Come quickly."/ They said the same in all the houses 
of the three Kwag*uz tribes. (20) And as soon as they had been 
to all the houses they came back./ Then the song-leaders went first 
{nto the house of LsAgotas and they sat down on each side./ Now the 
song-leaders sang secretly the song which they had in mind/and only 
those who were sitting on either side listened to the way the song 
of the/song-leaders went, And at the right time those who were sit- 
ting on either side knew the new song. (25) The three tribes of the 
Kwag*uz had not yet come in. Now all the men came in/together and 
sat down on/each side of the house, Then the young men went to the 
rear of the/house and sat down there, As soon as they had all come 
in/Ltaqgotas arose, He spoke and said; "Now,it is true,what I told 
you (30) about our old people of long ago, that we should do 


in this way singing in the house. Now go on,/song-leaders, breathe 


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még°’ax6s waxd€miaxsos qeemtélatyax, ©nék’éxs 1aé kiwag’aliza. Wa, 
1a néx- fidatma na gadé digflasés qlemtélaty&. WH, la&mé k*!és hasela 
ga helatalésés k!wék!wanutematyax lalalasas qaqayasasa qitemdemé az- 
tsemaxa €nék’ 6% 

1. Y6 ya ha w&, yé ya ha wa, 

Wa, gruwata gen lastéaqafyécasg’in k* sak: (6lak: sayurxen 
g'igregamayita lax lélqwalaltai, WA& & hu wa. 

2. YS ya ha wa, yé ya ha wa. 

Ha, gwala wux&em gagak’ alak’as El€elqwalak*as Lalaqswala. 
Wi, k*lés€maéten nfint€ideaca tsoléxata. WH, k: !és€maé- 
Len x*ayimg’flataxa Légemnuxdzétyarax K- ints segiimdzé- 
€yasés yadxtendzéfyaxa nendlogélédzéxa wayadag* ilédzé 
DzGnoq:wagdlédzés g*ig*egamédzés g*ig*egamafyas 161qwa- 
latai. WA 4 hu wa. 

3. ¥6 ya ha wa, yé ya ha wa, 

Latmen ya téqayartsen Lé gemdzé6Cyaxg* in q$uléx* Lra€yamax: 
GeIxséstalisémé. La&men fya Léqayaitsen Légemdzéfyax- 
gin qialéx*tatyamaixs Ydqorasemédzéeya, Latmen fya Lé- 
qayaitsen Légemdzé fyaxg: fn qgfiléx-rafyamax: igsctusatae 
dzétya, La&men ya téqayattsen cégemdzéeyaxg: in qsuléx:- 
tatyamax’ Lfdqoradzéeya, Latmen fya Lréqayattsen tégem-~ 
dzS€yaxg'in qitiléx*tafyamax’ Ewanuxudzétya, Yilem ya 
Létegemstn gagempdzéeyaxa qfuléx:cafyadzéyutza vlar laqwa- 
ladzéyutaxés qiiléx*tatyamax: L sAqgovasemédzéyuta nendlo- 


gélesa g-igemafyos 1é6lqwalatai., WA a hu Wie 


Wi, g°fl€més8 gwax denxeléda €naxwa nénagada yixs laé &naxwa 
qtaléda bébe gwanemaxa axtsem6 qtemdema laas tax€walfzé vtaqorasé qats 
yaqteg’atxé, Wa, la Enék*as tleda tfedd latmas g°igtegdmé witelax Lé- 


LEgemasen atwandtyés Yix-agema&yé, Yuwéstaem LéLeE gemsé yux €walaswistla 


30 LéLegema. Wa, yu&mésen qaqasiz6x qa fwifl6.és6x tc fasotiwal isaq. €né-— 


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out the song that you made that our chiefs may listen (1) to what 

you will say in your song that you have made , '# said he and sat 

down./ Immediately the song-leaders began the song that they had 

made, They did not sing loud/so that it could be heard well by those 

who were sitting on either side, the wy of the words of the new song/ 

which saids/ 

(5) 1. Yé ya ha w&, yé ya ha wa./ 
Make way and let him have this with which I am always try- 
ing to strike my/rival chiefs among the tribes. W& & hu w&./ 

2. Yé ya Wa wa, yé ya ha wa./ 

Do not ask in vain for mercy, putting out your tongues and 
pressing back your hands. (10) Am I not going to become 
excited and am I not going to cause to/disappear the one 
who has the great name the Great-Cause-of-Fear/the great 
property, the great one that causes people to lose their 
senses, the great one that makes people unmerciful, the/ 
Dz6noqéwa among the chiefs of the tribes./Wa 4 hu wa,/ 

(15) 3. Yé ya ha wa, yé ya ha wa, / 
Now I will call your great name, your own name/G* Ixsé€stal- 
Isemé&, Now I will call your erent name/ your own nanie, 
Yagorasems&, Now I will call your/great name, your own 
name, L !€@sotiwalis. (20) Now I will call your great name, 
your own name ,/t tAqoLase Now I will call your great name/ 
your own name, Ewanux¥dzé. These are the/names of my great 
grandfather whose own great name was LJAqorasemé©,/the one 
who was regardless of all caution(25)among your chiefs, 
tribes, W& & hu wa./ 

As soon as all the song leaders had finished singing all/ 

the men knew the new song, and then Ls aqgoras arose and/spoke. 

He said: "It is nice, it is nice, Chiefs, you have heard the/ 

names of the root of my family,Y{x-agem6®, these names, these 


names, these great(30)names. his is my way of going, for all 


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Enak*iké g-Ig-egdméyos mosge *makwé Kwaktiigsut gen wags tslek: laxeew 


las waYdemasen negtimpaéda g°igdmafyaé Lelak-fnis. Laem&laé latex 


Ke ints iégtimxa walasa Lédqwa. Laemelawisé g°ax_ sepiédartsé g-a- 


xen, Wa, la&mésen catewhlxsélattsé 1axdx tsasotiwaliséx, wa, 
lafmésOx k*Sqwataq ga negext tawémé sésOxwaxen tiex*Llatyé qa qasta- 


w6soxdxgiin laotg*in k*Oqwaxa Légaddra Lfaqwé Angwaldzya, Wa, wégea 


fem yarfarex g*oxgeukilot qd g°axra yuduxtse&makwa 1élqw&laratya, 


Enék*Sxs laé kiwageflfizva. Wa, 1a Laxewalizée Pelfnaktilag’ ilfsxa 
g'igkmafyasa Sne&mémutasa Ktikwak/iimasa QidmoyAtyé,. Wa, 1a yaqle- 
gat%a, WA, 1d Enékeas Hawak-as gigdm6& watdemaqsds. La€masér 
Lsaqoiaa g*Lgdmé® laxdda €wdlasa Liaqwé K-intslégiimxa sipédayu- 
tasa g*Iigimatyaé Lelak: fnisaxa Skeflelwata lax k*$6dadé, Wa, gé— 
lak‘asteléx*’é &walasa watdems negtimpa, g° Igdme® Lsaqgoras qaxg fn 
gwaxela&mék: qlayaxasa qafyasasa*axtsem6 glemtélafyasa nénégadéxa 
enékeé, Wa, ke sés&maéten x*ayfimg:Llaraxa tégemnuxedzéeyarax 
Ke {nts iégtimdzéeya, HO hd hd ho, giind ke $8ts6€sta 1Axd g* igamee 
laxés waidemos, g*igdmeé Lsagouas, a.en max-tsfalax, €nék-éxs 1aé 
kewag*Alita, WA, la&mé gwax 1axéq. 

WH, la&mé Swl€la hoqiwelséda bébegwamem 1ax6q. Wa, la mOplen- 
xwatsa Enala g°ax g*aésa LéXtsayu 18x TsAaxis g*axaas néreidéda 


Mamaléleqdla qa&s 18 q!lap!é€nakiila K-!aq!a. WH, héx-€idatmésa 


, 
- yudux&se makwé Kwakig*ud la Swi€la hogwit 14x g*Skwas LsAqotasé. 


Wi, la&mé tlaqoras k*flxwaxa giimsé laxa k-flwélasé qa gimsadlasa 


Enaxwa bébegwanema. WA, la&mé ttaqotasé tefwis xundkwé 1 fasoti- 


L 
walisé qiwalax:a. W&, laem téLaapeelaxa *nazenemtsiagé emela tsiel- 
tstelk+sa naxsdatyasa kwékwé, Wa, 14 gamdk¥sa qimxwisa kwékwé. 

Wa, la wiwiség-ufy&la. WH, 14 tsidtsielqalé gimmsatyas. Wa, g°fl- 
Emisé wlfla gwaX qewalax-éda €naxwa bébe gwinemxs 1laé €wl€la ho- 
qtwels laxa g*dkwé qafs 16 ketidzexség*éx tsaqamafyasa g*dkwé,. 


Wa, 16x-atmis Agotas LO& _iasotiwalisé la geaétela laxa 


oe 
cr 


g°OkwS. WH, ke léstlé géxgas kiiitsiesa bébe gwanemaxs g*axaasa 


phy gi 


will be obtained by tlasotiwazris.(1) My meaning, chiefs, you chiefs 

of the four Kwag-ul tribes, is this. I will report to you/what has 
been said by my father-in-law chief Lelak-enis. It is said he ob 
tained/Cause-of-Fear, the great copper. Now it will come and it will 
be thrown by me./Now I am going to treat like a prince this .lasoti- 
walis.(5) Now I am going to break it so that he may go straight on 

the trail that I made for him to/walk on, when long ago I broke the 
copper that had the name Cloudy. Now/ just take care, tribes, when 

the three tribes will arrive."/ thus he said and sat down. ‘then Pel- 
Enakiilag*’flis arose,/the chief of the numaym Kiikwak!iim of the Q!émoy4- 
€yé. Then he spoke(10)and said; "Great is your word chief, Now you/ 
have obtained the copper, chief, the great copper Cause-of-Fear which 
will be thrown/by the chief Lelak*enis who is an expert in having 
princesses./Thank you for the great word of your father-in-law, Chief 
Ltaqoas, for/in the beginning I was startled by the words of the new 
song made by the song leaders,“*(15) mid hes "Am I not going to maks 
disappear that which has the great name/Cause-of-Fear? Hdhd hé hé. 

Do not retract your promise,/Chief .iagotas, else I shall bé’ ashamed. 
Thus said he and/sat down. ‘That wd4s finished after thts./ 

Then all the men went out after this and (20) four days after 
the inviters had arrived and stayed at Fort Rupert,/the Mamaléleqdla 
came in sight and gathered at K* laqia and right away/the three tribes 
of the Kwag-ukt all went into the house of .iaqotas/and then t!aqotas __ 
bought ochre in the store so that/all the men might paint tnemselves, 
and then L$aqgoras and his son tlasotiwalis(25)dressed themselves. And 
there stood in the hair behind one white/feather of the tail of the 
eagle, and down of the eagle was put on./ They had a belt around the 
waist and they were painted with charcoal mixed with ochre. As soon/ 
as all the men had finished dressing they went/out of the house and 
sat down near the house front./ 

(30)Only Ltaqoras and Lidsotiwalis stayed in the/house. ‘The men 


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Mamaléleqala Sne&mag-iwatés yadyats!6 na€lalasa winak: !alaxs g°a- 
xaS téx€wida lagéxs k*tésaé yayatnaxs g*dxaé. Wad, g*fl€misé g-ax 
mex€arafya 14x ne ge teasa g°Okwas L sAqovasé laé qéwérfid neflala. 
Wa, &€misé la seltA&léda Mamaléleqala k-!e&s yaq!Ant!alas. 

Wa, 18 Laxewilsé Lalak*otsfaxa g*ayoxé 1ax EnefnSmotsa Yaéx-a- 
gema®yasa Qldmoy&Eyé gqafs yaqleg*af&zS, WH, 1A Enékeas Wa, géla- 
g°a Mamaléleqal. Wa, gélagea laxwa hanéyaxsa wiwompda6s, fwalas 
18lqwAlaré.laxa Léze lax4naxwasg* fin g°igdmék> yixg-a .fasotiwalisek:. 
Laems héxAlar6c. qats x*itstax:€idadsaxg’a Lidsotiwalisak’, &nék*éxs 


laé gwégemx’Id laxa Enadxwa Kwakigeita. WH, 14 €nékea: EfWSgra 


? . 
qiwag*flsax Kwaktigeut qen Léxewelsacntraxwa g°igdématyax qa g*axlaq 


g°isd doxtwidexgeas cételaktiky, nék°éxs laé hasela Snékea: Gé- 
lagta g*igdmatya ttasotiwalisa, g*axfemg-as ke lStelag*6sa. Ga 
x€emk* wilyOqiwax-iwayaa nékeS, Wa, héx-€idatmisé i iaqoras g°a- 
xawels 18x tiex*flasés geokwé qa&s taxtwels6 laxa tiasanAtyé, Wa, 
1a ke fsdaqaztas6s mérk* lL6ttsidnatyS gqa&s dé6qwaxéx mexAlasasa xWa-~ 
xwaketina. Wa, 1a k*fsaxotsés af&yasows qafs yaqleg-a€xS. Wa, 18 
€nékea hasela: Gélagea Lsasotiwalisal, g:ax€rmg-as ke lotelag*o- 
sai, &nék-exs laé waxakxa naxwa bébegwanem qa lemxexsée°ayisé tsa- 
qamafyasés g°okwé. Wa, 1a Enaxwatma bébegwanem lemxexség*6sés 
S€eyasows laxa tsaqamatyasa g*Okwé. Wa, héx-fidatmdsd geax g*ae 
xawelsé clasotiwalis6 laxa tilex*fla&s6s g*6kw6 qa&s 16 dzelx-ustaé 
laxa ke ifitela clxcalax tiagotasé qats 16 Lé_Adzawéxa k- laqata. 

Wa, hé€misé ctagotasés nSkeas Ha hd hai hii wa. WA, 14 moptena 

hé gweke tegealxé, Wa, la&mé fem negeXtewexés gralé gweke lalae 
SExXS g°Glaé la mensexs laé gwata k* iftela. 

Wa, g°axé bané€sta gats Laxewelsé .iaqorasd tefwis xindkwé 
Lsasotinwalisé 14x Ox¥sidzatyasa k*iftela. WH, la Ltagorasé yaqie= 
gratia, WA, 1d enékea: Wég-ftla nénfgat qlemtiétea gigayala 
ke fk: 'ftelak: {ala qlemdema, EnSk°S. WH, hdx-fidatmésa nfigadé 


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bows of their canoes in a straight line, singing their war song/ when 
they came in sight and they were not going fast when they arrived. 
When/ they stopped in front of the house of Leagotas they stopped/sing- 
ing, and the Mamal6leq&la kept quiet. Nobody spoke./ 

(5) Then Lalak-ots!a arose, who belonged to the numaym Yaéx-agemé&/ 
of the Q!émoy&&y6 and spoke. He said: "“"Come/Mamaléleq&la, come to 
this canoe resting place of the forefathers of your/great tribe when 
they used to be invited by my chief, this t!asotiwalis./ Now you will 
sit there comfortably to witness t!asotiwalis." ‘Thus he said(10)and 
he turned his face to all the Kwag*uz tribes and said,/"Stand up, Kwa- 
geuz, that I may call out of the house this chief that he may come/and 
look at his guests.” Thus he said and then he said aloud,/"Come, chief 
.!asotiwalis, now your salmon have come;/they have come in great 
schools," said he. and immediately ttaqoras came(15)out of the door 
of his house and stood outside. Then/he put his right hand over his 
eyes and looked at the canoes that were stopping outside./ Then he put 
down his hand and he spoke and/said aloud, "Come, .lasotiwalis, your 
salmon has arrived,"/ said he as he told all the men to beat fast time 
(20)on the front of his house, ‘Then all the men beat fast time/with 
their hands on the front boards of the house and immediately/t lasoti- 
walis came out of the door of his house and ran up/the watchman's pole 
behind t‘aqotas and he stood on the platform./ Then .!aqovas said "Ha 
ha ha ha wa.” Four times/(25)he cried this way. ‘Then he did as he 
had done when he first cried out this way/when he first tried it when 
the watchman's pole was finished./ 

Then he came down and ttaqotas and his son/t sasotiwalis stood 
outside at the foot of the watchman's pole. And then L :aqovas spoke/ 
and said, "Now song leaders, sing our grandfather's(30)song of the 
watchman's pole," said he. And immediately the song leaders/ gave 


out what he referred to which said;/ 


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Ha, le&men dox€watela, lahaksas€men d6xtwatela lax mey&. 
H6 ya& hé ya ha hé&,. 

G°ax€mox g°axftistahésela qlawaplalahedzék*as q!6éqelanem= 
keasa ha, 
H6 ya hé ya h& h&. 

€yag*-enutasaénétsen 6sdyah& ke fitelayuk*as€s6. 
Hé ya hé ya h& h&. 

Wi, g*ax€mé wiiqlds Lidsotiwalis yfix Qtéx-Lalaga Ldraxddex 
wldsotinalisé L6€ tidqorasé qa&s €nemAlé yix€widaxs laé nexsemé- 
las denxeléda €naxwa Kwaktig‘uta. Wa, laem yixwiwalé Qs6x*Lagéxa 
yixwiwatyaxs yixwaé., Wa, g°fl&misé qlilbéda qlemdemaxs 1aé 
Qséx*Lalaga laét laxa g°dOkwé. Wa, la&mé gemxaweldzema lak: fene 
dé Deelxelasgema qa&s 16 gemxeldzem 1ax OxUsidzatyasa k: {ftela 
qaxs néx-si€maé LAx-Losé . sAqotas teewis xundkwé 1 sasotiwalisé. 
Wa, g*fl&misé g-ax Cwi&la gaémxasa 1ak:+ fendé peelxelasgemxs 1aé 


yaqeega&xé Léagotasé, Wa, 1a Enék-as 


Wa, gélag*a Mamaléleqal. Wa, gélagea walas lélqw&lacé. 
Geaxtems g*axfarela 1axen q!umx-demséx. Laemtas wit 4x€acelaxen 
gagafyala k: fk: {ftelak:!ala qlemdema., Héem qlemdemsen a€wanfe 
fyé Yix-adgematyé. WH, g*ax€mésdx Axfétsdsg°fn Lewilgemeék* yfs- 
g*a Lsasotiwaliseks qa€s x*itslenzSs Mamaléleqal. wa, la€mé ts 
x°itslandnamaxyg*ada 14k: !endeks Peelxelasgema yiidz&twésds Qléx-= 
Lalaga xtndkwas vasotiwalisé, Wa, laem 6ax€its ldxa Mamaléle- 
qala. Wa, laem maémogitdz&ya bébegwanem laxa €nAat€nemxsa p!lelxe- 
lasgemaxs laé Liaqo.as yaqwaq laqéxs kitidzexsalaé laxa xwaxwak si- 
na, Wa, g°*fl€misé €wi€la yaxtwitsa plelxelasgemé laé €nékeas 
Wa sOxwa,. 


ee ee -= ey = ~~ - e w f a 
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Now I see it, now I see it, the salmon./ 
Hé ya hé ya hé hf./ 
It is coming up stream with a great wave following, what 
I obtained by purifying myself./ 
(5)H& ya hé ya h& hé./ 

You were overcome by me on account of this watchman's 

pole. (?)/ 
Hé ya hé ya h& h&./ 

Then the sister of Lldasotiwalis, Q!éx-Lalaga, came and stood 
between/v!asotiwalis and Lsaqoias and they danced together while 
they were standing together in the middle of(10)all the Kwag-utr 
who eetecaeina. And Q:éx*talaga had on her head the/dancing- 
headdress with ermine skins. As soon as they had finished their 
singing/Q!éx-.alaga went into the house. Then they brought out 
one hundred/ blankets and put them down at the foot of the watche 
man's pole/ while Léagotas and his son tlasotiwalis were still 
standing there.(15)As soon as they had carried out all the 
hundred blankets/t‘aqo.as spoke and saids/ 

"Now come, Mamaléleqdla, come great tribe./Now you have 
arrived at this my rich village site. Now you will hear my/grand- 
father's song,the song of the watchman's pole,this is the song of 
my root,(20)Yfx-agamée, Now it comes to be taken by my prince, this/ 
L!asotiwalis, that it may be seen by you Mamaléleq&la. Now you 
will receive/for witnessing this the one hundred blankets which 
were danced upon by Qséx*Ldlaga/ the daugh tertof Lfasotiwalis. ” 
Then he handed them to the Mamaléleqdla./Now there were four men 
to each pair of (25) blankets as téaqotas gave them to them while 
they were still sitting in the canoes./As soon as he had given 
away the blankets he said:/"Now it is done./"/ 


Then arose GttyOzelas,chief of the numaym(1)Mamaléleqidm and 








1, woman dancing on behalf of a person is always calléd his 


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Mamaléleq!am qa€s yaqleg*atxS. Wa, 1a Enékeas Hawadzék-as, ha- 
wadzék*asOs k* $és&qés, g° Igd&me€ Lfasotiwalis, G*axdzéEmd g*axe 
Eacela l&txwa k* !8s6x qlindla néz&ida laxwa wiyatetalex Axndgwa= 
tsoxda k+iftelax. Wag-fzla Awasal g-Ig-egam6& qafnux¥ Sx-fak*é- 
LGL Enék*éxs 1aS k!wag-aaxexsa, 

Wa, la&mé Lalak otsia Enék-a: Lafmen vé€lalévai Mamaléle- 
qilai qa Qféx*talagai xtindkwas Lidsotiwalisai., Laems g°axa 
texts!az laxg*a g°SkUgwas, Laemk* leqwélakwai, €nék°S. Wi, héx-- 
Cidatmisé gwétaratya xwaxwakitina yaéfyats!ésa Mamaléleq&la qa&s 
18 lemgealis 14x tlemaisas g*ig*Okwasés gwe®y& qa€s g-aé.elasa. 
Wa, la€méda naxwa Kwakiig*ut &ma &mawalax Emimwalds qa€s 16 Smiwie 
Lelas laxa g*ig*Skw6. Wa, g°flemisé &wifldsdésa 1laé wattwisdésax 
xwaxwakeunis. Wa, g*fl€misé twi&la la wadekwa laas héx*fidaem 
Stsé€stéda q!émfAla hafyareasa Kwaktig'ux6xa plékw6 Mamaléleqdla 
qa las Llexwa 14x Liasotiwalisé. Wa, la hé&menazaem hég’fliza 
plékwaxs véywittotsewad gaxs flak: !alaé posq!a. 

Wa, g°fl&misé geax wlflaé_a laé héx*fida xa&msxas€idxa xa&ma- 
sé. WA, g*flemisé gwar xdmsxasxa xa€masé laas ax€étseewa mena- 
ts! qa&s 16 xdms€alflem 14x héZk- lotiwalitas g-SkwS qaxs héé 
kltidzizida Mamaléleqalé Sewiwalizasa g°Okw6. Wa, g*fl&misé xamsa- 
1élema menats:é laas caxfwalizé Lalak-otsiaxa g*ayoxé lax &ne&mé-= 
motas .saqolaséxa Yaéx-agdmafyé, Wa, 18 yaqtegeatza, Wa, 18 
Enék*as Wég*fxla lag*eust&tex Mamaléleqal néxatxens €nalax. Ax- 
Cmaé.Ox watdema dadenxazg*ulizéx kiwétaxwa Snég-emauxéx laxens wi- 
womp£wiiza qa kiw6€1a16s denxela nézaxens naladxs k!wérad. Wa, 
wég°fxla €nék*6xs laé k!wag*fliza, 

Wi, héx-fidatmisé Laxtwalize Guydtelasxa g-igdmafyasa Ene= 
Emémutasa Mamaléleq!dm qats yaq!eg*atzx6. Wa, 1A EnSk-as Qal, 
qacé6s watdemds g*igimé€ Lalak-ots: qitaxs hé€maéx gwaxexwa Léqwi- 
€ldla xités bekw6lénokwasens 14x ne gerendsc wa, lag*izaens ke {és 


fem sena gen gwéyiflaésa, €néenak-ixé nods g*dokilot Mamaiéleqdl,. 


i hg 


spoke. He said, “Mighty,/really mighty are your privileges, chief 
Liasotiwalis, which have come/to you, this what is not often shown 
by those who are unable (to do so although) they are owners of this/ 
watchman's pole. Go on now, chiefs, you with your father, that we 
may be kindly disposed towards you,'"(5)said he, and sat down. 

Then Lalak‘ots!a said; “I invite you, Mamaléleq&la/on account 
of Qléx-talaga, the daughter of Liasotiwalis. Now come/and warm 
yourselves in his house here. Now the fire has been built!" said 
he. Immediately/the canoes of the Mamaléleqla scattered and(10) 
they went ashore at the beach of the houses of those with whom they 
wanted to stay./ Then all the Kwag*uz carried up the load and car- 
ried it/into the houses. As soon as everything had been carried 
up/ the canoes were hauled up. When they had been hauled up/many 
young men of the Kwag-ut went to the invited Mamaléleq&la(15)who 
were to eat after their arrival at(the house of) _!asotiwalis. Gen- 
erally/the guests go immediately when they are invited, for they 
are really hungry./ 

When they had all gone into the house, they ate dried salmor/ 
and after they had eaten dried salmon, the drum was taken/and was 
put doei on the right hand side in the rear of the hoyse for(20) 
the Mamaléleq&la were sitting down in the rear of the house. As 
soon as they had put down the/drum, Lalak-ots!a arose who belonged 
to the numayn/of Lfaqoras, the Yaéx-agemé&, Then he spoke and/ 
said: "Now go on and sing, Mamaléleqdla, and tell our world. 

It is not a new way that feasters should sing first. This was 
said long ago to our(25)ancestors to sing a feasting song to tell 
our world we are feasting. Now/go on,™ said he and sat down./ 

Immediately arose Giiyételas, chief of the/numaym Mamaléleq!am. 
He spoke and said: "Indeed/true is your word, chief Lalak-ots!a. 
Indeed,different ways(30)were marked out by our Creator to be fol- 
lowed. I do not/ just plan that it should be done in this way. 


That is my meaning, my tribe Mamaléleqala. (1)Go on and sing 12 


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Wégea lagsust&sen kiwélafyald qiemdema, &nék°é. Wa, héx-fida- 


fmésa nfgadisa Mamaléleg&la daq&las kiwélatyala qiemdemsxa &né- 


k*Sde kiwélafyaflayu qlemdems: 


l. 


W& hii wa hé yaé ha. 

Yawehéx*flédzétens g:Igdmatyéx, WidzSlag-a. Yawehé~ 
x°flésta yayaewéengelésta g*-igdmafyéx lélqwalatai. 

Ladzetya latmen téqayattsen Légemdzéfyasen gagempazé- 
€yaxéxs qliléxretyadzétya Kwakwax:flasa, Kwax*’fla~ 
nokumédzés g°igdmatyas lélqwd&lacai. 

Lédzefyatmen téqayattsen LSgemdzéeyasen gagempdzé &yaxéxs 
qstléxrefyadzetya cfaufaqwalaza, vt faqwag’ iladzés 
g:igdmafyas lélqwalatai. 

Ladzétyaemen Léqayaitsen Légemdze fyasen gagempdzefyaxa 
qfiléxretyadzeftya Lax de ndSlata Qfaqlaltalazdzés 
eg: igémafyas 1élqwalatali. 

Ladzé€ya&men Léqayat tsen Légemdzefyasen gagempdze *yaxa 
qitiléxretyadzetya Plépladzayusa Plasdlatdzés g-igé- 
mafyas lélqwdlacal. 

Ya w& hu we hatyé, 

Yiiemya Léregemdzefyasen g°iqageiwatya 1lélqwaélaral. 


Ya w& hu wa. 


W& hi wa hé ya. 

Ladzéem 1a14x Oxwayata dzOnoqwayata dzdnoqgéwagéledzes 
gigdimafyas lélqwdlarai. 

Ladzéem 181€x ténageilata qats Ewlewtilsge &makwa 1lée1qwa- 
tarai lax gwegwila g°flédzé®yasen gagempdzetyaxa 
qiiléxtefyadzefya Melnasdzéyutas g*igimatyds 1lélqwi- 
lataixa hamanékwila dzGnoqiwadzetya YSqitl izasen 
gagempdzefyaxa qitléxretyadzefya Kwax* flanokumédzé 


Kwakwax*G&lats g*ig&émedzefya léelqwdlarai. 


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our feasting song," said he. Immediately/the song leaders of 


the Mamaléleqala started the feasting song, and this is what says/ 


the feasting song:/ 


1. WA hu wa h& yd ha./ 


(5) Now our great chief will begin to movey he will begin to 


Now 


(10) Now 


Now 


Now 


move in the world, the chief, tribes./ 

I shall name the great name of our great grandfather,/ 
whose own name was Kwakwax*flas, the great Kwax‘fla- 
nokimé© ,/the chief of the tribes./ 

I shall name the great name of my great grandfather,/ 
whose own name is clattaqwalat,the great vfaqwag:ila,/ 
the chief of the tribes./ 

I shall name the great name of my great grandfather ,/ 
whose own name is L&x-stndalat, the great Q!aq!&lta- 
1ax,(15)the chief of the tribes./ 

I shall name the great name of my great grandfather ,/ 
whose own name is Plép!adzcySs, the great plasilaz, 


the chief/of the tribes./ 


Ya wi hu wa hayé ./ 


(20) These are the great names of my chief before me, tribes./ 


Ya w& hu wa./ 


2. WE hii wa ha ya./ 


Now he will shout the Dz6noq!wa shout of the/chiefs of 


the tribes./ 


(25) Now he will give a great grease feast to all the tribes,/ 


as wag done by my great grandfather/whose own name 
was Melnas, your chief, tribes;/the great terrifying 
DzGnogiwa was the feasting dish of my/ great grand- 
father whose own name was the great Kwax: flandkwme€ ,/ 


Kwakwax:dlas, the great chief, tribes./ 


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Ya w& hu wa ha€yé6, 
Yiemya ete gemdzefyasen g*iqagiwatya 1élqwalatai. 


Ya wi hu wa. 


3. W& hu wa hg ya ha. 
Gwazaemx’den k* $ék- fesnSqdla k*ék*aléqalag6x k*ak-ale &ma= 
yusa k*flemgélédzéx g-Iigdmafya lélqw&larai. Liaex-de- 
Eyax k* fake $6lak: layasos yflyflkwalag:ilaxwa Légem= 
nux4dz6 &yax Dent {alayudzefyax yaéx_enasen: g* igimatyé 
Léelqwalarai. 


Ya w& hu wa. 


Wa, g°fl&misé qlilbéda qlemdem denxelayusa k!wSxé Mamaléleqa- 
la laas Giy6X%elas Oxwa'dzdnoqwa, Wa, 1a yaqéegeatta, Wa, 18 
fnékea 1agéxg cafwiitsaimaé 1ax wawasdlilasas denxelayuwé qiemde- 
mas. Laems n6s g°Okil6t,laemé witaxfarata Etlédaxwa Cwalaséx k!wé- 
lafyala qlemdemen ga€s Kwakigut 14x Dza@wadé layuig-fn clénag-ila, 
Enéenak*ixaxg*fn latmék- qasd qa&s Gwétel toes QlomayAfyé 1O&s &wa- 
las Kwageut Lots Q!émk: !aties yisg-ada xwak stinak- , yftx sek: !ax*so- 
kiuxwék* péelxelasgema, &nék°é. Wa, latmé kiwag-f11z% 1axéq. 

Wi, laem &nemsgemddxa qtemdem, wa, 1d Ax€érseewa menatsié 
qats g*axé xfmsfalillem 14x max‘stAlitasa tiex-flasa p*-Skwe. Wa, 
latmé héleg*fntsdsa tieqa. Wa, g°fl@misé gwar tiextlaqxa qiwédze- 


kwé tieqaxs laé yaqtegeafzs Llagotasé. Wa, 14 Enékea: Qér, qi- 


Las g*igdmé® Giydtelas laxés ldyOs watdemaxwa k- !6séx qlinéné€ 


watdems g°ighmatya qas6, lag-itas qiénema aétaxaliisa g°igeegaimatya 
1aq¥. Xenyasawésenras6s watdemds g*igdmé€ qaxs yiimaaqds 6axéna- 
€ySxda kiwélaséx g-Igimée, €ndk-éxs laéS nexbag’f1{zxé watdemas 14- 
xa €naxwa k!wékaxa Mamaléleqdala. WH, 14 €nék-a; Wak-as, g*igte= 


gimSs Mamaléleq&l. Wik:as lag*agd héztalaqd. Latmd a&k: faakUxwa 


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Ya w& hu wa hatyé./ 
These are the great names of my chief before me, tribes./ 


Ya w& hu wa./ 


3. W& hii wa h& yd ha./ 

(5) Already I was scared‘ I was afraid of the/Cause-of-Fear, the 
great chief, tribes, as he was about/to strike with 
that which hurts that has the great name/Dent!aflayu, 
the property of my chief,/tribes./ 

(10)Ya w& hu wa./ 


As soon as was finished the song sung by the feasting Mamalé- 
leq&la,/then Giydtelas uttered the Dzénoq!wa cry. ‘Then he spoke and/ 
said as he was standing still while they were singing their song:/ 
"Now, you my tribe, now is heard again this great feasting(15)song 
for you, Kwageux, at Dzawad6, where long ago I gave a grease feast./ 
I mean that I promise a feast for you Gwétela,and you QlimoyA€tyé, 
and you/twalas Kwageuz,and you Qlomk: lit!es,with this canoe which is 
worth fifty/blankets." ‘Thus he said and sat down after this./ 

Now they sang one song, ‘Then the drum was taken(20)and put 
away down next to the door of the honse./ Now they were given as a 
second course dried berries,and after they had eaten the squeezed 
berries,/itaqo.as spoke and said;"Indeed,indeed,/chief Giydtelas, 
true is your word which is not often(25)said by chiefs, 'I promise 
a feast.’ Therefore many chiefs go down in rank/on oon ene of this. 
Am I not startled by your speech, chief? For this is your kind of 
work, the/feast-giving, chief." Thus he said and he directed his 
speech to/all the feasting Mamaléleqala and he said: "Go on, chiefs/ 
of the Mamaléleqala, go on with this which is done right. Now it is 


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ke '6s6x Axfem watdemaxa hdleg*fndaisa hasatyés laxés hdmg* Llase Swe 
yixs nék-aéda qsiilsqitilyaxuda EyAx* SeEmxLaens kiwé€lénafyé laxa 
e°igdimafyé qaxs héwaxaé héleg-fints Snemsgema waidem g°axens q ite 
nélaxeden witelaxa ©nék-é, &néenak-izxé wak*as, wakeas, &nék-éxs 
laé kiwag’f1iza. Wa, 18 k*lés Lax€waliza g*igdmafy8 Yaqazeen- 
lidzéxa g*dayuxS 14x fne&mémutasa Cwalaséxa k- fés€dnokwasa nafnax= 
mafyaxa héleg*fndisa yaqlantiala laxa kiw6xzé, WA, 1H fnék-a: 


Qacés waxdemdos, g igame& L:aqoas, Lafmenufx éx-plaseenasg-as 
e ° 


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6€ldlayug*’Ss g*axen, g*igdmé® gag*as héleg*fndayug’SOsxg°ada éx°= 


SS 


take hasatyés, g*Igdméexwa ke léséx Axfem witdem gens gw6ék- fala- 
saxwa gwaxalamuldx watdemxens g°ig*flemg*flésaxg-fns enaxwék 
1lélqwalacafya, gens gwék* {alasa. Wa, yuemésens fem la ne gevené- 
se €wox. Enéenak’ité Ala Alatasés waidemiflalayds g-igdmé&® &nék-sxs 
laé gwégemxIda laxa MamalSleqala. Wad, 1M €nékeas Qen Enék-s 
MamalSleq&l; &x*laxaéta q6 k* leas sebats Sk°é watdemi®ldlasa g:f- 
gama ys g*dxens. Wa, wa, nék°é, Wa, la&mé €wlela hoqtwelsa 
kiwéxdé 1axéq. 

wa, 18 €nax-€idxa gadlaxa tensé, Wa, la&mésé Sxaza qats ne= 
qaléxs g*axaéda Snemgés tefwa Lawits:6s6 g*axandalax téemaisas g*d- 
kwas Ltaqorasé,. Wa, laemxas qlapléx-£fd la nafnamuteidéda Gwé- 
tela tefwa Swalas Kwageut Lefwa Qidémkefutices ceewa Mamaléleqala, 
wa, hé€misréda Qidmoyatyé, Wa, laem la sek: tasgetmakY 1é1qwala- 
Lafya la qéapiés lax Oxtafyasa k-ifitela. Wi, &€misé la neqeme’ fX= 
tewéxSs Cnixwa gwayl€ldlas qaéda Mamaléleqaldxs g*Alaé g*adxalisa 
.Oxs laé denxelasa qsemdemasa k+iftela. WA, hSemxaadwis gwéx-&idé— 
da nemgésé cefwa Lawits.és8 yixs tndxenemdkwaSs q&s6 qaéda mos- 
geemakwé Kwaklg-uta lagéxs g*dlaé la kiwéta., WA, laem gwax denxe- 
layuwé qlemdemasa ke !ftela laxéq. WA, 1éx*aem Ogiix’fIidatyOs ware 
demasa Lawits!ésaxs 1a8 kiwé%a, yixs laéda g*igdmatyé Lelak-fnis 
sepléts Dentldlafyuxa qidydxwé .laqwa 1laxés negiimpé 1 Aqotasé. 


Wi, la csdqotasé catewelxsfilas Dentialatyu laxés g*Igélase ewes 


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with breath (1.8. a speech) to those who are given to eat,/ for it 
is said by the old people that very bad is our feasting of a/chief, 
for never is there one word of piv ioe a third course to us./ I 
have often heard them say it. I mean,go on,go on,''said he(5)and 
sat down. ‘Then stood up chief Yaqazxfenlis/who came from the numaym 
€walas, whose privilege it is to answer the/third course with a 
speech at the feast. He said:/ “Indeed true is your word, chief 
L:aqotas. Now we are made happy (sweet) by the/means by which you 
invite us, chief, for this your third course, this your (10) sweet 
breath, (i.e. speech) chief. This is not a new: saying, for this is 
the way we spoke/in the beginning, this word of our ancestors of all 
the/tribes, This we were to say. And now we just follow this./ I 
mean this, true, thue is your saying, chief." Thus he said/and 
turned his face to the Mamaléleqdla and he said: "I say,(15)Mamalé- 
leqala, would it be good if the kind words of the chiefs did not 
strike us? Wa wa," said he. And then all the feasters went out 
of the house/after this./ | 

Day came the next morning and when it was almost noon/the &nem- 
gis and the Lawits!és came in front of tne beach of the house(20)ocf 
Léaqotas. Then assembled the Gwétela/and the €walas Kwag-ut and the 
Q!émk* !it!es and the Mamalélegala/and also the Q!émoy&ty&. ‘There 
were five tribes/gathered at the lower end of the watchman's pole, 
and now they just did/everything they had done for the Mamaléleq&la 
when they first came to the beach(25)and when they sang the song of 
the watchman's pole. And the/€nemgis and Lawits!8s each also did 
the same when they promised a feast for the four/Kwag:ur tribes 
when they first went to the feast, ‘Then they stopped singing /the 
song of the watchman's pole after this. And only this was differ- 
ent in the speech/of the Lawits!és when they. feasted that chief 
Lelak*enis(30) gave Dentfalatyu, the expensive copper, to his son~« 
in-law, Ltago.as./ Then Léaqotas treated as a prince with Dentfa- 


lafyu his prince, whom he was making a chief, (1) clasotiwalis, 


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Lawelgdmafyé Lfasotiwalisé, qaxs h8€m6ré 1. fAsotiwalisé k*dqwaxz- 
xa qtayOxwé v saqwé Dentialafyu qd 14% yaqwasa peelxelasgemé 1axa 
ylduxse &makwé Léxeflak¥Y lélqwalaratya. Wa, laem dzaqwaxs 1a6 


EwlEla hdqtwels laxa LéxeFlatsié g*Skwa. WA, latmé gwazxé graq 


1O7)} 


1S Ga€xénésa mosgefmakwé Kwaktigeur laxéq: . 

WH, gefl&mésé fnax*idxa gadla laéda g°igdmatyé Giydte- 
lasxa Mamaléleq&la ré€lalaxa mosge&makwé Kwaktig-ita qa 1d€s kiw6- 
Xa, Wa, héx*idatmésa mosgetmakwé Kwaktg-Ut kiwax-fida lax g*d- 
kwas Ltagoras qats hawarélagélé 1ax qasowéxsdlaxasa Enaxwa g*i- 
g°egamée 16 dzOxwaéxsdlaxas, qaxs hé€maé qidatsa fnaxwa lélqwa- 
1aré, ga&s k*!8s8 walem la kiwéz% ldxa g°A16 k!wélatsa Lézefla- 
kwé LOxs g*alaé kiw6%a Léxteldxa 1élqwdlaratyé ga&s qasonukwé 
LO& qa dzoxwésa Snatenemdkwé laxa Snaxenemsge®makwé 1lélqwalacacya, 
qd k*lefslax qis6 .5© dzdxwas la €nék-a bakiumaq fyagrafyu laxa Lé- 
Xela teewa kiw6xé, WA, h€€mis lag-ixasa Kwaktig-uxé Léxtsidd 1ax 
g'Okwas tiagoras aats yaqéentuwésdx. 

Wa, g°fl&misé €nax&nemodkwa ge igeegdmatyasa mo sge &makwé Kwa- 
kig:ux ©nékeexs letmaé gas6x laxa k!wélastasa Mamaléleqdla yfx 
enéenak*itas yixs qidlatmaéda mosge&makwé Kwakig-utaxs €nax&nems- 
gemaés kiwélalafyuta qfemdem, Wa, hé€mis lag*izas xak!wémas qa 
mokwés€s gisd. Wa, g*fl&misé gwax6 watdemas 1a6 €wi€la la hogwi- 
ta laxa k!iwélafyats!6é g°Oxusa g° Igdmatyé Giyotelas. Wa, g°fle 
Emisé g-ax Sul&laé_a mosge®makwé Kwaktgeiita lagéxs letmaé Ewifla 
kiwaméta Mamaléleq&la te&wa Snemgésé te&wa Lawits!6sé gaxs hé&maé 
n&qaxap!Stsa Mamaléleqaléda Gwétela, wi, hé€mis néqazap!létsa 
Enemgéséda Qiomayatyé;, wi, héemis naqazapdtsa pawits {éséda 
€walas Kwag’ura, laas A&x€étsefwa menats!6 qa€s 16 x&ms€al6élem 
laéxa héxrke !Gtiwalfzasa g*Skwé. 

Wa, la Laxewallia Ompas Giyotelasxa Légadds Kwax:flanokii- 
matyé, Wa, 18 yaqtegeatza. Wa, 18 Snékea gwégema%a laxa Mama- 


1éleqdla, Latmen wég:fX nds geigregdmée 1ax gwék: ialasé 1aq4 


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for his name was to be tfasotiwalis after breaking the/expensive 
copper Dentéalafyu, when were to be given away blankets to the/ 
three invited tribes. It was evening when/they all went out of the 
inviter's house. Then the(5)Kwag*ut tribes finished the first 
work with this./ 

As soon as daylight came in the morning, then chief Giiy6ielas/ 
of the Mamaléledala invited the four Kwag-uz tribes to a feast./ 
Immediately the four tribes sat down in the house/of tfaqoyas to 
listen to each other, as to who wanted to promise a feast among all 
the chiefs,(10)and who wanted to give a potlatch. For it is the 
custom (lit. support) of all the tribes/that they should not in 
vain be guests in the first feast, of the invited ones,/and when 
first the one who invites the tribes gives a feast, then they have 
someone to promise a feast/and a potlatch, one in each tribe./ If 
they do not promise a feast and a potlatch, then the Indians say 
that it is bad treatment in the(15)invitation and at the feast. 
Therefore, the Kwag*ut were called together in the/house of 1 la- 
gotas to talk it over ./ 

As soon as one chief of each of the four Kwag‘ut tribes/said 
he would promise a feast to the feasters of the Mamaléleqhla,-for 
this/is what it means, the four Kwag*ut tribes know that they will 
each(20)sing one feasting song, and this is the reason why they are 
strong, that / four of them promise a feast; - and after they 
had finished speaking, then all went into/the feasting house of 
chief GiyOtelas. As soon as/the four Kwag*uk tribes came in they 
all went and/sat next to the Mamaléleqila and the €nemgis and Lawi- 
ts!és, for(25)the Gwétela are paired with the Mamaléleq&la and the 
Enemgis are paired with the/Qtomoyafyé and the Lawits{és are paired 
with the/€walas Kwag*u%. ‘Then the drum was taken and was put down/ 
in the right hand rear corner of the house/ 

Then arose the father of Giyd%elas, whose name was Kwax*flano- 


ktimS€ ,(30)and he spoke and said, turning his face to the Mamaléleqala:/ 


uo 


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laxwa kiwélaséx watdema, €nék-exs 1aé gwégemx*€id laxa Sgwi- 
walitasa g*6kwé gaxs hé6 kfiidziza Gwétela, Wa, 14 hd kfiidzfe 


Xa QsdmoyAtya hérke l6denSgwit, wi, 14 hé kitidziza twalas Kwa- 


| geura gem€xddenégwitasa g-Skwé. Laems wég°ato. Gwétel, Q!omo- 


yawé, €walas Kwageud, Q!omk* fiitles lag-ustf@tax. Laems k!wéela- 
latSzt qa&s néXadsaxens naladxs k!wélaéx. Ax€maé_ox watdem gens 
gwék* -alasaxwa 1a qens waxdemaxwa €nég*emaxens Swan&faxg- fns 
énaxwéke 1élqwalata®yaxs g°aladzéx Enag-alisens €nalax qens €né- 
k*é Mamaléleqdl, Snemgés, Lawitssés, 1laxox waxdeeménatyéx 1aq4, 
Enék*Sxs laé k!iwagealita. 

Wa ,héx+Cidatmisé Qlémogwéxa geayuré 14x &neememutasa Madm= 
tag*ila Laxewalfza qa&s yaqiegeaczxé, Wa, 14 Enékeas QaL, gd 
Laxs hé€maéx gwilas@éxens g*axéx gwaélas nee: g°Okwaxsa g*Igde 
mafyaqos Mamaléleqalax bex®tndlag-ilaéLéda Alakwé g° igdméxs 
yagtegeatzaéd 1laxwa kiwélastax wazdemax6s waxdemagids g° Lgdmée 
GiyStelas. €misenlag:izva yax'qedselaz L6&giin g*dr¢g-ekulotak-, 
Enéenak*iké wég-a lageust&sen kiwéfyalala qlemdema gen talogwa- 
daé laxa g*igdmatyé &nékeé. Wa, héx-€ida&misé denxeédéda Gwé- 


telds qlemdemasxa €nék-é: 


1. Wa h& ya h& ya ha ha. 
Ladzéemalax yawix’flésta yayawingelésta waladze gé1é— 
dzéx g°igdmatyens léelqwalacai, 
Ladzetmalax geiqdmx*idéSyara SnemOktmalfyéx g*igdma- 
Eyaxg*ins léelqwalarai. 


Ya wa hé wi. 


2. W& h&é ya h& ya ha ha. 
Max*tsiageilaflaax gwalag-flédzadzétyaxsens g-Lgdma-— 


fyéx 1léelqwadlacal. 


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“Now let me go on, my chiefs, according to the way of speaking/in 
the feasting house," said he, and turned his face to the rear of 
the/house, for there the Gwétela were sitting down, and the/Q!6imno- 
yafyé were sitting on the right hand side and the walas Kwag- ut 
were sitting/on the left hand side in the rear of the house. ‘Now 
go on, you Gwétela, Qlomoyétyé,(5)ewalas Kwag-ut ,Qlome lGt!es, and 
sing your feasting songs/and tell our world about this feasting. 

Is it a new saying that we/ say thus when we are speaking, this say- 
ing that was said by the ancestors of/all our tribes, when first 
light came into our world? That is what I say,/Mamaléqdla, enemgis, 
Lawits!6s, according to the way of saying about this."/10) Thus he 
said and sat down./ ; 

Immediately Q!dmogwe who came from the numaym Madmtag: ila/arose 
and spoke, He said: "Indeed, indeed,/that is the way it is done, 
the way we are in this house of your chief,/Mamaléleqdla, he who 
was really made a chief, who made the souls go out(15)when he spoke 
in this that is called a feast, your word that you say, chief/Gi- 
yotelas. Why should I be lowered together with my tribe?/ I mean, 
go on and sing your feasting song that I may obtain a dish/ from. 
the chief,"said he. And immediately the Gwétela sang/their song 
which said:/ 


(20) 1. Wa h& ya h& ya ha ha./ 
Now this great one will moves he will move ahout this 
greatest/chief of our tribes./ 
Now this great one will(show)the face of a great chief, 
this head chief,/our tribes./ 
(25) Ya w& ha wit./ 
2. Wa ha yi h& yé ha ha./ 
It is satd they cause people to be ashamed, the ways of 
our great chief,/tribes./ 


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Odze gag’ ilaflaax gwalag:flédzadzéeyaxsa Odze gamédedzéx 
wiilgamatya g*Igamatyéx léelqwalacai. 

LayOXygrens g*igdmatyéx amaxodéyaxa Légemnuxdzéyatax 
Létax*tadzéyaxa ct! arfaqwa qats léelqwAlatai. 

Lay6%g° fns g+ igdmatyéx amaxodéyaxa bE gemnuxddzéyat ax 
Nengemaladzéyaxa Léateaqwa ga&s léelqwdlarai. 

LayoOig*fns g° igdimatyéx &maxodéyaxa Légemnuxudzéyat ax 
Angwailax*cadzéyaxa claciaqwa qats léclqwalatai. 

LayOtg*ins g*igdmatyéx a&maxodéyaxa LSgemnuxdzéyatax 
Wax s6€stalax*tadzéyaxa clatiaqwa qa&s 1léelqwailatai. 

LayStg*fns g*ig&ématyéx Amaxodéyaxa Lé gemnuxudzéyatax 
Mauak: lax*Ladzéyaxa clatfaqwa gqa&s 16elqwadlarai. 

LayOtg*fns g*igdmatyéx ntint’édéyak-as tsOlexayak*as xa- 
yemg? tlaxa Légemnuxudzéyat ax Ademgtléx-_adzéya t!a- 
tlaqwa qa&s léelqwadlarai. 

LayOtg*ins g*Iigdmatyéx niint’édéyak*as tsOlexayak*as x-a- 
yemg* Llaxa L6gemnuxudzéyatax Q616max*tadzéya ila 
claqwa qa€s léelqwdlacai. 

Yiemya ctatéaqwa g-isatwésens g-igdimatyéx qa&s léelqwa- 
lavcai. 


Ya wi h& way 


WS h& ya h& ya ha ha. 

Latmen niisayatas Lé.egemasens g*igdmatyéx qa&s léclqwa- 
lacai. 

YUemenya Légemaxg'in qsuléxréyaemek> Emaxtiyalidzé &maxi- 
lag: flidzée g& Igdmafyds léelqwadlaral, 

Yiemenya Légemaxgein qsuléxrSyatmék* &max-mewésa mAx+me= 
wisagaémédzés g° igdmatyos léelqwélacal. 

Yuemenya régemaxg: fn qialéxréyatmék> Guydtelasa Giyorte = 


lasemédzés g°igdmatyos léelqwdlaral, 


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It is said he makes people jealous,the great high one who has 
a face of which people are jealous,/the greatest chief, 
tribes ./ 

Long ago this,our great chief,gave away in a potlatch the one 
that has the name/Léta,the copper for you,tribes,./ 

Long ago this,our great chief,gave away in a potlatch the one 

that has the name/Bear Face,the copper for you,tribes./ 

Long ago this,our great chief,gave away in a potlatch the one 
that has the name/Cloudy,the copper for you, tribes./ 

Long ago this,our great chief,gave away in a potlatch the one 
that has the name(10)Thick-All-Around,the copper for 
you, tribes./ 

Long ago this,our great chief,gave away in a potlatch the one 
that has the name/Sea-Lion,the copper for you,tribes./ 

Long ago this,our great chief,became extravagant ,broke and 
made disappear/the one that has the great name Crane, the 
copper(15)for you,tribes./ 

Long ago this,our great chief,became extravagant,broke and 
made disappear/the one that has the great name Beaver- 
Face,the copper/for you, tribes./ 

These are the coppers given away by our chief,for you,(20) 
tribes./ | 

Ya w& hé wi./ 


3, WA h& ya ha y# ha ha./ 


(25) 


Now I will tell the myth of the names of our chief, for you,/ 
tribes ./ 

This is my name, my own name, Emaxtyalidzé, the great maxt- 
lag*flis,/your chief, tribes./ 

This is my name ,my own name, Emax*mewis, the great max*me- 
wisagadms€,/your chief, tribes ./ 

This is my name, my own name, Glydtelas, the great Giydtela- 


semée,/your chief, tribes./ 


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Yiemenye LSgemaxgein q:aléxréyatmék- u Saqwag: iladzé 
Llagdraladzé 1 fat laqwaladzé 1 laqorasemBdzé g- igi 
mafySs 1éelqwdlarai. 

Geadz6yacem menmentaxtayu LELEgemas wiwompdzéyaxa qtii- 
1éxcéya&m6k* Menlédéya Menlédentizdzé g-igdimatyos 
léelqwalacrali. 

Geadzéyaem menmentaxtayu Léregemas wiwompdzéyaxa q tte 
16x_6yatméke Kwax*flandkiimS Kwakwax*&ladzé Kwax°= 
sé€staladzé g*igdmatyos 1Selqwklaval. 

Yuemya LéLegemdzéyasen g°iqag-iwafyen gagempdzéyaxa q fie 
16xréyatmék* Matag’iladzés g-Ig&mafyds léelqwalarai. 


Ya w& h& wé. 


Wa, g°flemisé qittlbSda qiemdemé laas Q!G6mogwé xaxalolaqwa 
lagéxs Lafwéx tsdmaé 14x wawaselilasasa denxela. We, 1a yaqte- 
geacia, Wad, 1& Enékeaz Wa, wa, laems 6t/6d witaxfarelaxwa ©wae- 
latyalax qlemdemaxen qiemdem6x gats ha€maxzel 1lélqwdlatai. €né- 
€nake1x6 latmen qas6 qa®s Mamaléleqdl, €nemgés, Lawits!és, €nék-é, 

Wa, 1a Laxewal L2é Lalak‘ots!a ga&s yaqleg*atzéxa g*ayuré 
lax €ne&mémutasa Yaéx-agemafyasa Qlimoyatyé, Wa, 1a Enékas 
Qa, qétaxs héemas watdeeméné 1aq¥ qacns g*fg*flgowék- Lefwa fwd 
laséx lélqw&laraSyaxg:fns enéx*sd&mék* yfsens wisdmpfwita gens 
&Emé ne gextewex tlexsLla€yas gens qastawésefwa laxwa g*axa gens 
gwaéles léxwa g:dkwaxsa g*igdmatyax GtiyStelaséx. ©néenak*iz6 wa- 
gea Sk lSqelax Kwakiig’tizx qa€s denx€idadsasen q!emdema, €nék°é. 


Wa, héx-fidatmisé d&éq&léda n&gadads qiemdemasxa &nék°é, 


1. W& h& h& ya, w& h& h& ya, héla ha h& w& ho wa. 
Ladzé€mal6x Staléstens g* igimatyéx L6laxewarxa. Cwlewels- 


ge&makwa lélqwalatai. 


fya wi hé ya xwa Smaxwalazéx g*igdmafyens lélqwalaral. 


————— a SS 


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This is my name,my own name,the great claqwag-ila,/the great 
L!8qorala,the great Liat saqwala,the great L ¢2qotasemse, 
your chief ,/tribes./ 

And these are the feast names of my own great ancestors(5), 
whose own names were Menléd,the great Meniédenuz, your 
chief ,/tribes./ 

And these are the feast names of my own great ancestors,/whose 
own names were Kwax-flanokiim6©,the great Kwakwax:fla,/ the 
great Kwaxesé€stala, your chief,tribes./ 

(10) These are the names of my chief before me,my great grandfather/ 
whose own name is the great Matageila of your chief, tribes./ 


Ya wh h& wa. 


As soon as the song was at an end Q!émogwa shouted "ha ha ha!"/ 
while he was standing still during the time that they were singing. 
Then he spoke (15)and said: "Wa wa. Now you have heard again the/ 
great sound of this song,my song for every tribe./ I mean I promise 
a feast for you, Mamaléleqdla, &nemgis, Lawitsés," said he./ 

Then Lalak*ots!a arose and spoke. He belonged/to the numaym of 
the Yaéx-agemé& of the Qidmoyatyé, He said(20) ," Indeed, indeed, that 
is the speech to(make at)the first meeting of these great/tribes, 
for we are told by our ancestors that we/are to follow the road 
they made for us to be walked on. In this way/we come and are in 
this house of this chief GiyStelas, I mean this,go on/and Pe happy, 
Kwag°ud,and sing my song," said he.(25)Immediately, the song leaders 
began the song which said:/ 


1.W& h& h& ya, wi h& hé ya, héla ha h& w& ho wa./ 
Now our chief will be again great when he invites all the/ 
tribes./ 
Eva wh hAé ya. The chief,Potlatch Dancer,our tribes./ 


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Eva 


Eva 


fya 


eva 


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wh h& ya xwa LSlatawaéndxudzéx g*igdmafyens 1él- 
qwalatal. 

w& h& ya 1ax gw6 gwilag: flédzéyasens wiwompdzéyaxa 
qfiléxrafyadzé ralétalazdzés g*igdimatyds 1élqwa- 
latai. 

wi h& yd Légemdzéyasen wiwompdzéyaxa qiiléx.atya- 
dzé Plaselaztdzé Plépladzdyudzés g-Ig-egdmaty6s 161- 
qwalacal. 

wi ha yi .égemdzéyasen wiwOmpdzéyaxa qiiléx.acya- 
dz Lak-usa®yadzé Lalak-utséadzés g*Ig-egdmatyos 
1é6lqwdlarali. | 

w& ha ya Légemdzéyasen wiwOmpdz6yaxa q!iléx.atya-~ 
azé Hastekudzé Hastekiumédzés g° igagdmatyos lélqwa- 
lacai. 

wi h& yd yudzéem réregemdzéyasen g*iqag*iwé gates 
16lqwalaral,. 


wA ha hi, 


2,WS h& h& yk, w& h& h& y8, héla ha h& w& hod wa. 


Ladzéma 14x qfayAlara nitisafyatens g° igdmédzésés niiia- 


g°iwédzéxa qgliléxratyadzé Nendleyodzé Nend16gemé- 


dzés g*Iig-egdmatyos lélqwalaral. 


Layuza laxes®endéyaxa Légemnuxudzéyuita Ademgili 1 saqwa- 


Eya 


Eva 


Eva 


ya gats lélawdlaral,. 
wa h& ya ladyuta 14x°s€endéyaxa Légemnuxudzéyura t séx- 
tsiem claqwaya gqa&s lélqwdlatai. 
wi h& ya layuta 1ax-s€endéyaxa Légemnuxdzéyuta Qie- 
dat&la tlaqwaya qa&s lélqwalaral. 
wi h& ya layuta lax-s€endéyaxa Légemnuxudzéyuta Oba- 


laa tlaqwaya gas lélqwdlarai. 


£ya 


fya 


Eva 


fya 


(15) €ya 


eya 


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wi h@ ya. The great one who always invites our chief,/ 
tribes,/ 

wi h&é ya. As it was always done by my great ancestors ,/ 
whose own name is the great talé_alaz, your chiefs, 
(5) tribes./ 

w& ha vik The great name of my ancestors, whose own 
name was/great Plaselat, the great Plépladzdy6s, your 
chiefs,/tribes./ 

wi hé yd. ‘he great name of my ancestors, whose own 
name was(10)Lak-us , the great Lalakeots!a, your 
chiefs,/tribes./ 

wi nh& ya. The great name of my ancestors, whose own 
name was/Haétak¥, the great Haétakiimé€, your chiefs,/ 
tribes./ 

wi h& ya. These are the great names of my chief who 
lived before me, for you,/tribes./ 

wf ha ha./ 


2. WA h& h& yd, w& hé hé yd, héla ha h& w& h6 was/ 


Now 


How 


ya 


Eva 


I will tell the history, the myth of our great chief, 
of this great extravagant one(20)whose own great name 
was the eine Nendleyos, Nendlogemée ,/your chief, 
trives./ 

long ago he broke the copper which had the name Crane, 
the copper/for you, tribes./ 

wa h& yd. Long ago he broke the copper which had the 
name Sea Lion Flipper,(25)the copper for you,tribes./ 

wi h€ ya. Long ago he broke the copper which had the 
name Patched Ear,/the copper for you, tribes./ 

wi hf ya. Long ago he broke the copper which had the 


name Point of Rock,/the conper for you, tribes./ 


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Eya wa h& ya layuta lax-s€cndéyaxa 4égemnuxudzéyura 
Sewa tfaqwaya qa&s lélqwadlaral. 

€ya wi ha yd layuta lax*sendéyaxa Légemnuxudzéyura 
Qolo6ma claqwaya gqats lélqwalarai. 

€ya wh hé ya layuta lax-stendéyaxa Légemnuxdzéyuta 
Q!dqlis t!aqwaya qafs 1lélqwdlaral. 

Eya wi ha ya layuza lax-s€endéyaxa Légemnuxudzéyura 
Nus6é tlaqwaya gqa&s lélqwdlaral. 

€ya wh h& ya yudzéem lelaxs€emut clarlaqwayasen wi- 
wompdzéya qa€s lélqwalatai. 

Eya wh h& yd yudzéyafmen nittag*iwé qa&s lélqwdlarai. 

€ya wi ha ha. 

3. WA h& h& ya, w& ha hé& ya, héla ha h& w& ho wa. 

Max- teiag-1lOx k- (és€Ox.ayéx Léregemaxsa fla g-igdma- 
€yins lélqwalacal. 

€ya wi h@ yd max-tstagemg’116x k- fés€ofwilas g-Ox¥dzé- 
yaxsens g*igdmatyens 1é6lqwdlaral. 

Eya wh haé ya Odzegemg:il6x gwilag: flidgzadzéyaxsens g-1- 
gimatyens 1lélqwalatai. 

€ya wi h& yi gwala witemaik-as hayOtelaca witnwiink: (a- 
larox g*igabewésens g*Igdmatyéx 1élqwa&latai. 

€ya wi h& ya EnemOxdzéyatmek- Amaxtilax qafs lélqwdlarali. - 


Eya wi h& ya. 


Wa, g°f1€misé qiilbé qiemdemas laas La&lak-ots!a dzdnoqwa. 
Wi, 18 yaqleg-atxa, WA, 1A Enék-as Qa., gita watdemasa qlem~. 
demxen qlemdem ga&s ham&%el lélqwdlarai. Wa, hé€misen lag*iza: 
k {6s bensasg*ein watdembidoftek* La. lélqwalatai. Laem hatmax 
gas Mamaléleqal, €nemgés, Lawits!és laqag’axs lak: lfendék: piel- 


x«lasgema, €nék*éxs laé kiwaig-fliza. 


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Eya wh hé ya. Long ago he broke the copper which had the 
name Sewa,/the copper for you, tribes./ 

€ya wi h& ya. Long ago he broke the copper which had the 
name/Beaver Face,the copper for you, tribes./ 

(5) ya wi h€ ya. Long ago he broke the copper which had the name/ 

Mountain on the Ground,the copper for you,tribes./ 

Eya wh h& ya. Long ago he broke the copper which had the 
name/Moon, the copper for you, tribes./ 

Eya wf hé ya. ‘These are the coppers which were brokeni(10)by 
my ancestors for you, tribes./ 

€ya wi hé ya. ‘This is my great extravagant one, who lived be- 
fore me, for you, tribes./ 


Eya. wi ha ha./ 


3. W& h& h& ya, wa hé ha ya, héla ha h& w& ho wa./ 

Making Ashamed, this is the privilege name, the names of the 
true chiefs,(15)our tribes./ 

Eya wi h& ya. Causing to look ashamed,this is the great privi- 
lege,the great house of our/chief,our tribes,/ 

E€ya wi h& ya. Causing the face to look different,this is the 
manner of our/chief, our tribes./ 

(20) €ya w& h& ya. Do not try in vain to talk loud and to talk 

secretly,/you chief under our chief, tribes./ 

Eya wi hf ya.This is the only potlatch dancer for you, tribes./ 

fya wi ha ha. 


As soon as the song was ended Lalak-ots!a uttered the Dz6noqiwa 
cry.(25) Then he spoke and said; “Indeed,true are the words of the 
song,/my song for you,(various) tribes. Therefore/I am not ashamed 
of the little speech that I am going to(address to)you, tribes. In- 
deed this will be food/for you,Mamaléleqala,€nemgis ,rawits és, these 


hundred blankets."/ Thus he said and sat down. 


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Wa, la@ cax€wallzxé LaxsOdelase&wéxa g*ayute laxa Ene &memutasa 


Wawulibstyasa Cwalas Kwagrurt. Wa, 18 yaqiegeat%a. Wa, 1l# Enék-ar 


Wagea denx€étsen qlemdemaxa ewalatyals qeemdemen gqag*ada 1élqwala- 


LSk* ,€nék°S. Wa, he€x-idatmisa nfgadé daq&lasa &nék-é: 


1. 


Hawflktilatg:fns g*Igimég-fns 1élqwalacai. 

WA & & h& ho wa ya wa ho wa. 

Hawflkilatg:ins g-igdmég-fns lélqwadlarai. 
Wawistalax4dzég*ins g*-igdmég-fns lélqwalarai. 

Xwa gwatelamuztéx g*igdmésen nuyembalisa qats lélqwalacali. 


€ya wA ho wa. 


Lakilatg-ins g*igdmég* tins lélqwaélacai. 

Wa & & h& ho wa ya w& ho wa. 

Lakiilatg-ins g°-igamég-fns 1élqwalaral. 

Aladzéem&la 16x nuyembalis g*igdmétyens g-Igdmatyéx 1élqwa- 
lacai. 

NOgwaem céregemalasa g*flovaxalasxés Lécegemosai 1élqwala- 
Laimenéex¥, 

N6gwaems k lak: fes€@lasdsal 1élqwalaraimenéexu, 

Nogwaems clarfaqwalasOsai 1élqwdlaraimené€x4, 

Ag-ixdzéyatmen dasdalemnux¥ waztdemmené&xwas g* Lg: egammenéx- 
wasa 16lqwdlarai. 

Xoxs nék*améeestalaex eg: igdmatyin g-Igdmafyfn. 

NOgwadzéwésta Alaya g*igdmatyos lélqwalarai. 


€ya w& ho wa. 


Hawflktilaxg-fns g-igdémég-fns lélqwalarai. 
W& & & h& ho wa ya w& ho wa. 
Hawflkilazg-fins g-igémég-fns 1élqwalarai. 


G*axdzéemk: Stialisg’ins g:Igdmég- ins lélqwalavai. 


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Then arose Laxsddelaso& who belonged to the numaymn/ Wawilibaé- 


€yé of the &walas Kwag*ut, He spoke and saids/"Go on and sing my 


song,my great sounding song,for these tribes.!'/said he. Immediately 


the song leaders began with thése words:/ 


(5) df. 


(10) 


(20) 


(25) 3. 


A sreat cedar Banca is our chief, our tribes./ 

Wa & & h& ho wa ya w& ho wa./ 

A great cedar dancer is our chief, our tribes./ 

It cannot be spanned, our great chief, our tribes./ 

My chief here from long ago, from the beginning of the myth 
time, for you, tribes./ 


€ya wi ho wa. 


A big (tree) dancer is our chief, tribes,/ 

Wa& & & h& ho wa ya w& ho wa. 

A big tree dancer is our chief, our tribes./ 

It is said truly great is he from the beginning of the myth 
time, our chief, (15) tribes./ 

I am the one from whom you took the names, from whom you 
stole your names,/little tribes./ 

I am the one from whom you took the crests,little tribes./ 

I am the one from whom you took the coppers,little tribes./ 

Therefore I have it as a matter for laughing, the little 
words you say, little chiefs/of the tribes./ 

For you say ail around that I ama chief,I ama chief. 

I am thoroughly great, truly your chief, tribes./ 


€ya wh ho wit,/ 


A great cedar dancer is our chief, our tribes./ 
Wa & & h& ho wa ya w& ho wa, 
A great cedar dancer is our chief, our tribes./ 


He comes again,the great one,our chief,our tribes./ 


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Laemxaak*e @talista télatawatozr 1lélqwaélacai. 

Légemq salemrai Légemdzéyasen gagempdzéyaxa qfi1éx.Syadzé- 
yura Yagouadzéya Yagotalasemédzés g°lg*egamatya qafs 
lélqwailarai. 

Gagempq salemten gagempdzéyaxa giiléxiéyadzéyura Yagarfena- 
ladzé, Yaqarfenlidzés g° igeegdmatya qaf&s lélqwalatai. 

Gagempglalemeen gagempdzéyaxa qitiléx.éyadzéyuta Yaqawldzé 
Yaquk-walag-flidzés g-Iig-egdmatya qats lélqwdlarai. 

Gagempq !@lemten gagempdzéyaxa qiuléx.éyadzéyuta 1. lalidzé 
Lsalisk-asfodzés g-ip-egaémafya qats 1lélqwalarai. 

Yuemya LéLegemdzéyasen gagempdzéyaxa K°flemdzé K°ik*f- 
Yalayudzés g*ig-egdimatyas lélqwalatai. 


€ya wi ho wa, 


Wa, g°flEmisé qlilbé qicemdemas 1laé hasela daxfcla. Wa, g*fl- 
€misé gwax daztalaxs la€ t:dlapsaméxs laé yaqéeg-acta, Wa, 18 €né- 
keat Hé€men lag*ixa fem dasdaztas watdemasa begwanem, yixs 1aé g*f- 
16Laxen LéLE gem gafs 16 temq!ala €néx- gagayatsen gagempé ke Je€saacaz 
gwefyaé, €nénak-ixé g-Ig*egimés Mamaléleq&l, fnemgis, Lawitstés, ha- 
Emita ga€s lake tendé pielxelasgema, €nék-éxs 1laé kiwag*aliza. 

Wa, 1& rax€wa1lixé Kwa gwaenoxa g°ayuré laxa ne &memutasa LéLe- 
gédisa Qiomk:luties. Wa, 1d yaqtegratzta. WA, 14 €nék-as NOgwacm 
Kwagwatnaé crézelaénox4 14t hamazel lélqwdlaratya. Wa gea ddqwata g°a- 
xen. A, maxt!dlag-anemads g*axen hamAyel lélqwilatai. Wagra, 1a-= 
geust&sen qeemdema €nék*é,. Wa, héx-fidatmésé daqhléda nfigadéxa &né- 


kea pefldzatyala qlemdems; 


1. W8 A & & ay w& w& h& ho wa 4 a ho wa a @ 4 ha, 


~ 


Emax*mewasax Odamuzahax nohogwa,. 


be) | 
~ 
~ 


W& & & & ay w& w& h&é ho wa a a ho waa a aha, 


Léx*Lelisax Gdamuxahax ndhogws. 


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Now you will be again invited, tribes./ 

The true name of my great prandfather, whose own name is/Ya- 
qoras,Yagoradlasemé®,the great chief,for you/tribes./ 

(5) It is truly my grandfather,whose own name was Vaga%enala,/ 

Yaqarfenlis, chief,for you tribdes./ 

It is truly my grandfather, whose own name was YAqawid/Yaqu- 
kiwalag-flis, chief for you, tribes./ 

It is truly my grandfather,whose own name was t!Alis,(10) 
L!alisk-asfo,chief for you, tribes./ 

These are the great names of my great grandfather,K*flem, 
K°fk-fXelayu,/chiefs of the tribes./ 


Eya wh ho wi./ 


As soon as the song was finished he langhed loud and(15)after 
he had laughed, he spoke angrily and saids/'Ihis is the reason why 
I laugh at the words of the man who stole/my names,and who brags, 
saying that he has for his grandfather my grandfather,but it is not/ 
(true)what he claims. I mean this, chiefs of the Mamaléleqala,€nem- 
gis,Lawits!és,/this will be food for you,these one hundred blankets," 
thus he said and sat down./ 

(20) Then arose Kwa gwano ,who belonged to the numaym of the té- 
Legéd/of the QtOmk:stitées, Then he spoke and said, "I am Kwagwaeno, 
I know/how to invite you,(various)tribes. Now look at me./ Oh, you 
may Imnow me, all you tribes. Now go on/ sing my song,'' said he. And 
immediately the song leaders began the words (25)of the song of the 


ancestors./ 


1. Wa & & & a, w& wa h& ho wa & a ho wa a 4 & ha./ 
Give a potlatch to those who suddenly came to me./ 
Wa & & & ay w& w& ha ho wa 4 a hé wa @ 4 4 ha./ 


Invite those who come suddenly to me./ 


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Witelagea g*igdimédzé Léqayartsés Légemdzé ‘yusaxs qit- 
Léx.eya&max Haécek%, Haévekiimédzé. | 

Watelag-a g*igdém6dzé Léqayartsés Légemdzé yiisaxs q it~ 
1éxteya&max Yayagalas, Yeque !Sqeladzé. 

Witelagea g*Lgaméedzé Léqayaitsés Légemdzé yusaxs qlie 
1éxreyatmax Gwagiting-ilalis, Giinaxaladzé. 

Walelagea g: IgimSdzé Léqayattsés Légemdzé yusaxs qli~ 
léx.teyafmax Kwag*urdzéyag*fn Kwagwafnodzé. 

Watelagea g°igdmédzé réqayartsés Légemdzé yusaxs qill- 
1éxcreyatmax &naxenag-em, €nax*nag’emgaimé&dz6. 

Ytemya Léregemdzéyasen wiwompdzéya gats 1éiqwalaral. 


fya w& héla ha w& ho wa. 


W& & & & ay wh w& h& ho wa 4 a ho wa & @ a ha, 

Lafmenya qéeyalattsg-a tsa saqwayasa g*igdmatyéx 14x 16e1- 
qwalaral. | 

Geaemg’a Sefwax’tadzé -laqwayasens g° igdima &yéx 1éelqwa&larai. 

G*aemg°’a Ademgulix*tadzé tlaqwayasens g°igdimatyéx léelqwa~ 
latal. 

Geaemg’a LObixilax-.adzé tlaqwayasens g*igdmatyéx 1éelqwa- 
laral. 

Geacmg‘a Dentialayux*tadzé tsaqwayasens g-Igdmafyéx 1éel~ 
qwalacal. 

Gesaemg*a QOlomax*.adzé t!aqwayasens g°igdmatyéx léelqwa- 
latai. 

Geagemgea Qidqsiisx-tadzé taqwayasens g*igimafyéx léelqwa- - 
latal. 

Geaemg*a yudux4semdzé Niséx*radzé . Jaqwayasens g° igdmatyéx 
1éelqwdlatai. 

Ytiem t !au faqwayasens g:igdmatyéx, léclqwailacai. 


€ya w& héla ha w& ho wa. 


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Go on, great chief, call your great name,/your own name, 
Haétek¥, Haécekimé€ ./ 

Go on, great chief, call your great name,/your own name, 
Yayagalas, Yaqut téqela./ 

(5) Go on, great chief, call your great name ,/your own name, 

Gwagiting’ilalis, Gtindxalas./ 

Go on, codex chief, call your great name,/your own name , 
Kwigtut, Kwagwdno./ 

Go on, great-chief, call your great name,(10) your own name, 
Endx*nag*em, €nax*nag+emgaimé€ ./ 

These are the great names of my ancestors, for you, tribes./ 


Eya wh héla ha w& ho wa./ 


2. WA & & & as wh w& h& ho wa'a a h6 wa a @ & ha, 
Now I will tell the tale of those coppers of this chief to 
‘you, (15) tribes./ | 
This is named Sefwa, the great copper of our chief, tribes,/ 
This is named Crane, the great copper of our chief,/tribes./ 
Tiis is named the Great-House-Emptier, the copper of our 
chief (20) tribes./ 
This is named Means-of-Strife, the great copper of our 
chief,/ tribes./ 
This {s named Beaver-Face, the great copper of our chief,/ 
tribes ./ 
(25) This is named Mountain-on-the-Ground, the great copper of 
- our chief,/ tribes./ 
These are the three great ones, named Moon, the great copper 
of our chief,/ tribes./ 
These are the coppers of our chief, tribes./ 
(30) ya w& héla ha w& ho wa. 


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3, WA & & & a; wa wh h& ho wa & a ho waa a a ha, 

Max'tséag¢ila 14x max-tsiagemg-ila 14x Jat Jaqwayaxsens 
g* igdmatyéx léelqwalacal. 

Max-tsfag*ila 14x max: tseagemg*ila 14x Léve gemdzéyaxsens 
g° gama &yéx 1léelqwalarai. 

Yiemya v fac faqwadzéyasen wiwompdzéyaxa qiiléxréyadzé G*ae 
laxaak¥ G-Alaxaakwiflakudzé g-Igdmatyéx 1léelqwalatai. 

NOgwadzéyaem teewelgamésen Ompk-asfowaxa qiiléxréyadzé G-a- 
yusdéyadzé, G*ayusdéyadzésemé€dzé g°igdmatyéx 1léelqwa- 
latal. 


Eya wh héla ha w& ho wa. 


Wa, g°fl*misé qlilbé qlemdemas laé Kwagwatno xaxalolaqwa qa€&s 
dzénoqwé. Wa, lf yaqiegeatzta. Wa, 1l& Ené€k-as Le&mas wittelaxen 
qiemdem. Hé€men qlemdemxg*fin g*aladzyg-fin rétela 14. Mamaléleqal, 
Enemgés, Lawits.és. Maxtidlag-anemads eiaxens NOgwacm Kwagwaend, 
qia@telax véxela lar yuduxseemak¥ lélqwdlaté. Nogwaem max’ tsiagei- 
la g-igdmé® gqa&s hamazel lélqwalaré, Cnénak-ixé latmen qaso gats 
Mamaléleqal. lLa€men qaso ga®s &nemgés. La&men qaso qats Bawits lés 
yisgeada lak*!endé plelxelasgema. Wa, wa, ©nék-éxs 1aé kiwagealfla,. 

Wi, la rax€walizé Giyotelasxa kiwélaséxa g°igdmatyasa Mamalé- 
leqdla gas yaqieg*aeré, Wa, 1a nékea, Q&t g*igregamés® qai.és waz- 
demos laxwa creqwifladlax watdems axdnokwasens lax gwafyiflalasa. 
NOsaétensax* watdemaxwa enék-amdse lay&sens gaagemptwita qens &em 
nanagaxfenésefwa, Wa, hé€mesens lag-ixa k*le&s atilafya. €né- 
Enak*1i26 la€mens g*ag-ixsilaxwa atax g*Iigdmafya 1ax6x t tasotiwali- 
saxds g*igSlasetwaq.ds g*Igimé® ilaqotas. fwa, gélak-as®la Kwaki- 
geur, ora RaeaOn Ske (6qHgiléxxen XOElqiwéx, €n6k-éxs laé waxaxa ha- 
Eyarfasa Mamaléleqala Le &wa Enemgss Le Ewa Lawits !é6sé qa keax- fie 


dés8sa k!wéladzemé laxa Kwakiigeuré. Wa, g°f1&misé fwifla la k-ax°- 


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3. Wa & & & as wi wi h& ho wa 4&4 a hO wa a @ @ ha. 

This is causing shame, that causes us to look ashamed, the 
coppers of our/chief, tribes./ 

This is causing shame, causing us to look shamed, the psreat 
names of our(5)chief, tribes./ 

These are the great coppers of our ancestors, whose own 
names were G:dlaxaak¥,/G-alaxaakwiflak¥, the great chief, 
tribes./ 

I am the great one,the prince of my excellent father whose 
own name is G-iyusdéeyas ,/G-dyusdétyadzésemse, the 
great chief,(10) tribes,/ 


€ya wi héla ha w& ho wa, 


As soon as the song was at an end,Kwagwino cried,"Haha haha," 
uttering the/Dzénoq!wa cry. Then he spoke and said: ‘Now you have 
heard my/song. This is my song,this one when I first Caieeniaies 
Mamaléleqala,(15)€nemgis ,Lawits!és. You may know me. I am Kwa gwano ,/ 
who knows how to invite you three tribes. I am the/chief who makes 
ashamed all you tribes. I mean this. I promise a feast to you,/Mama- 
1€leqala. Now I promise a feast to you, *nemgis. Now I promise a 
feast to you,Lawits!és/with these hundred blankets. Wa wa,'' said he 
and he sat down./ 

(20) Then Giyételas arose,the host,the chief of the Mamaléleqala/ 
and he foie and said, "Indeed, chiefs, true are you words,/ these 
different kinds of words which are the work of him who may do what 
we are now doing./Are these our words? We were told to do this by 
our grandfathers of olden times. Wie were just told/to follow it,and 
therefore it is no new saying, I mean(25)we are treating now as a 
chief this new chief tfasotiwalis/who is being made a chief by you, 
chief Lsaqovas. Now thank you,Kwag‘ut./Now come and be happy along- 
side of my feast dishes." Thus he said and told the/young men of the 
Mamaléleqala and the fnemgis and the Lawits!és to put down the/feast- 


ing dishes before the Kwag-ut. And as soon as the(1)dishes had been 


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dzatmolizxa 2%Gelqéwé laxa KwaktigeuX, laag €naxwa hamx- ida lagéxs 
Enemp!enéYatmaé hamgsiléda €walasé k!iwélasa qaxs hé€maé gelokwé 

kee lxwiisa Lake fends peelxelasgem qa&s kiwéladzema, Wa, la k-!és 
geldkwa hélaxagawa®yasa lak* fendé pielxelasgem ladxsa kiwéladzemé, 
wi, héem Layuwa ladxwadisa 1ak- tendé pielxelasgem kiwéladzemsa -g°- 
g’egimatyaxs Laplaasés kiwélatssedzacfyé teewis plédzatyé retwis qo- 
téndzafyé Leewis lépeedzatyé. 

Wa, g°fl€misé gwaz ha€mapa kiwéx6 laas Lax€wallxé Glyotelasé 
qafs yaqeegsafxé, Wa, 14 Enék-a gwégemaza 14xés gi sictetuanaes 
leqgdla. Qa, qataxs nég*fmemaox6x laxens wiwompewiZasa g°flg:ilora 
qa€s pwék: !dlas laxwa créqwifladlasa qen gwayiflalasa. €néenak* ixax- 
g-ins k* sefsék* azelaya qen waidema. La€mésen héleg* index tsg-ada 
haséke laxgrada g*Ig-egdméxg-fn célanema, €nék-exs 1aé gwd gemx- Et 
ldxa 6gwiwaelitasa kiwélayatse g:dkwa, WH, 18 €nék-a, Qa, gat 
mos ge Emak¥ Kwakiigeurs, ax€mewis6 waxdema gens gwek {alasa laxwa g°ade- 
xa gens gwaélas lixwa g°Okwéxwa véxsalayf&xens qwésbalisaxs g*ala6- 
x6x Enag’ilésens Snalax yfs bekwS1énokwasens g°aleme*flisaxg*ens ha- 
matalék* 1élqw&laratyas; €nénak-ixé, wakeas Gwétel, wikeas Q!lémoyf= 
Eyé, wakeas €walas Kwageuz, wakeas Q!lomk-litles. Latmd ak: laak-is 
keaxstalfixax., W&k°as, wakeas, wa, wa, €nék-exs laé k!iwag-alfiza,. 

Wai, la yaqéegeafxé Awaxelag:flisxa xama gema€yé g* igdmésa Ene= 
Emémutasa Madmtag*ila. Wad, la Enék- at Sx-€maas waxydemasa g° igdmatyé 
Giyotelas, Alasés waxdemos &° igdméxwa k* {6séx axilé waxydemaxwa La- 
ginsaxés kiw6lékwé, (Ma€zé warde €ménatyé LO& hélé¢-findéda kiwélasa- 
g6s hasatyé 1laxés kiwélékwéxa Ex-pia.) Wa, Lame nuexu &x- plase Ewa 
g-igdmé®, €nétnak:izxé nods g-OrgeekUlot, Eslaxens Ex*lax q&nsod k* {és- 
lax sebaslaxs watdemasa g*igimatyé, wa, Wa, ladzAlatmé Cwltla ho~ 


qiwelsa kiwéxdé 14xéq qaxs lefmaé kiwdg-ila dzaqwa. 


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put down before the Kwag-u%,then all began to eat,as there is/only 
one course given as food at a great feast,for this is counted/ 
buying with one hundred blankets the giving of a feast; and it is 
not/counted less than one hundred blankets,this giving of a feast, 
(S)and these hundred blankets are exchanged for the feast given by 
the chief, when they discuss about the number of feasts given and 
of blankets given and of/marriage-payments and the number of giving 
away of spread-out blankets./ 

As soon as the guests had finished eating Gttydtelas avose/ 
and spoke. He said,turning his face to his tribe,the Mamaléleqdla,/ 
(10) "Indeed, it is true what was said by our ancestors who first 
spoke/in the way we speak in the various ways we are now doing. I 
mean/there is nothing new in what we are saying. Now I give a sece 
ond course with this/breath(speech)here to these chiefs whom I in-~ 
vited." Thus he said and turned his face/to the rear of the feast- 
ing-house, Then he said: "Indeed, it is true,(15)you four Kwaig- ut 
tribes, Are these new words which we, are saying in this way/ when 
we come as we are here in this house? This advice was given to us 
in the far away time when first/daylight came into our world,sent 
by the one who made our ancestors, our/tribes, ‘This is what I 
mean. Go ahead,Gwétela, go ahead,Q!émoyAfyé,/go ahead,€walas Kwa- 
geuz, go ahead Qlomk: latices. Now it is well placed/in front of you. 
Go ahead. Wa wa,'' said he and sat down./ 

(20)Then spoke A€waxelag*flis,head chief of the numayn/of the 
Maadmtag*ila. He said: “Good are your words ,chief/Giydztelas. True 
it is what you say,chief. For these are not new words, this/ pressing 
down(the food of)the guests,(which has two names,also the second 
course is the feastegiving with the(25)breath to the guests, the 
sweet taste). Now we are treated with sweet things,/chief. I mean 
this,my tribes; it would not be good if we did not/reply with a 
speech of a chief. Wa.!’ Finally all the/guests went out after this 


for now it was late in the evening./ 


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(Qas6 qlamax*ts!léxa €naxwaem Alak: lala g-igregaimésa mos ge &makwé 
Kwakig*uta moOkwé géqas&, yix lag-itas hé gwéx-©idé qaxs xama gema— 
Eyaé g*igdmatyé Giyotelasasa *naxwa Mamaléleqdla., Wa&, qd begwanem- 
qialeméda lesisaaes Mamaléleq&la,lalaxé mOdk¥ bébe gwanemq!alemé qa- 
sfisa mos ge "makwé Kwaktigeuza gaxs Snaxwa&maé qidmdadxa bébe gwanem-= 
qidlemé. Wa, hé&mis lag-izasa g* igdmatyé GiiyOtelas hé g-fl qasoxs 
qedlafmaax tsasotiwalisax Swalaséz g-Igdmét qaés Ompe _liqotasaxs 
flak: lalaé g*igdimésés ne&mémuta Yaéx-agematyasa Qidmoyaeyé., Wa, 
latmés l&selasés €naxwa gwayifldlatsa ©waewildo. :ax labendalaénatya- 
sa g*igdmafyaa g°ag-f.elaxs g°alaé mafyoremsés g:iqiédzatyé abempa 
lag*aa laqéxs laé gwety&sa bakstmé Ewle16x€alisa. €néenak-izé gas 
q:aladsaq. Wa, gratméségra g-fl&maé g*igdmatya yawix:flisa Gwétela 
laé neqdgwilé ydwix'flé g-Igdmatyasa QidmoyAfyé. Wi, h&éemxadwisé 
gwéx*fidéda €walas Kwagrut teewa Qlomksltitiesé. Wa, g*tlemisé be- 
gwanemq!aleemé ydwix'flasa Gwétela 14 €naxwaem beg@wanemqdalemée ya- 
wix'fldsa QiomoyAfyé vefwa Cwalas Kwageur reewa Qlomkattesé. wa, 
g°afmés Loma Ogiiqdta gwégilatsa bakiiimé yixs g-fl&maé babagiixa 
tsiedaqa qas& Loxs dzoxwaéxa g°ayoxés laxa Gwétela laxaé neqodgwilae 
sds babagixa tsiedaqsa Qtomoya&yé tetwa Ewalas Kwag*ut Lefwa Q6m= 
ke iiitiesé, Wa, naxwa hé gwég-iléda €naxwa léelqwilaratya. A€men 
Enéx* gen tax*dzaqwe gwagwex-staéd 1aq gaxg*in héwaxatméek: gwagwex:— 
s€ala laq. W&, la€mésen Edzaqwaxtsen hénoma k- fatase wa.) 

Wi, 18 mopéenxwafsé €naldsa Kwakiigeuré Leewa Mamaléleqala Le- 
fwa Enemgésé tefwa Lawits sésé gwagwaflaxés kiwéksiilasé, Wa, g°fl- 
fmisé wi€la gwaza laasé .éaqgotas Léflalaxa qiaqiasto be gwanemsa 
Mamaléleqala fnemOkwé Lefwa qiaqtasto begwamemsa Enemgésé Lretwa qia- 


qeastio begwanemsa Lawits!6sé qa 1l#s telqumasa Yadegwafyasa Enaxwa 


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(If you take notice,all the real chiefs of the four/Kwag*ut 
tribes promise four feasts. This is the reason why they did so,/ 
that Giiyételas was the head chief of all the Mamaléleqala. If he 
were a common man,/the Mamaléleqala host,then four common men of 
the(5)four Kwag-uk tribes would promise feasts,for all the common 
men own songs./ Therefore chief Giydzxelas was the first to promise 
a feast/because he knew that tfasotiwalis was to be a preat chief 
on account of his father ttaqovas,for he was a real chief of the 
numaym Yaéx-agemS€ of the Qidmoyf€yé. Now/he passed all the rules 
of one who tries to come to the end of becoming a(10)chtief,begin- 
ning from the time when he was first born by his mother, who be= 
longs to a chief's family,/until he comes to what is referred to 
by the Indians as “having obtained everything", This is what I 
mean that/you may remember this. And this alsos As soon as a chief 
of the Gwétela gives a winter ceremonial,/then a chief of the Q!6- 
moyafyé rivals him in giving a winter ceremonial ,and this is also/ 
done by the €walas Kwag-ut and the Q/omk:futées, And as soon as 
(15)a common man of the Gwétela gives a winter ceremonial,then 
only common men/of the Q!émoy&fyé and the €walas Kwag-ur and the 
Qtémk tities give each a winter ceremonial, And/this is a very 
different rule of the Indians: If a/woman who has a man's seat 
promises a feast or a potlatch,one who belongs to the Gwétela, 
then also/a woman who has a man's seat among the Q!omoy&fyé does 
the same,and also of the €walas Kwag-uy and the Q!lomk: !iit!es. (20) 
They all do this,all the tribes. I only wish/to speak atout this 
because I never talked about/it. Now I will speak again about what 
I am really writing about)/ 

After four days, the Kwig-uk and the Mamaléleqdla and the/ 
Enemgis and the Zawits:é6s finished-their feasts. As soon as (25) 
they had all finished,ttaqotas called the tally keeper of the/ 
Mamaléleqala and the tally keeper of the €nemgis and the/ tally 


keeper of the Lawits!és to put together the loaned out blankets 


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bébe gwanemsés geigeokulété6, Wa, g°*flemisé la kéitis€aliz lax g:Skwas 
L saqoLasé g°axaas Leax*tsalidzemga, yix genemas L saqorasé aalaxa 
LlavrilaxemS peLtsleewatsa xdkwé kiwaxctawaxa kiwax.awasa xyade gwatyasa 
Enaxwa bébegwanema. Wi, la&mé teax*tialidzemga kiwagilizaq gats 
Sxewitts!Aléxa kiwax.tawe qa€s dazéqéxs laéda qlaqlastowé be gwanem 
LéxeEdex Légemasa kwékwé. Wa, la cfax*t_lalfdzemga Léx€édex waxaasas 
yadegwatyfs. WH, la Leax*tealidzemga hés€idxa sek*latsiagé laxa 
kiwaxLawé ga&s tsletwSs laxa qlaqiastowé begwanem. Wa, 18 rexuewae 
lizyas. We, g*fl&misé Cwi€la la texwiia kéwaxLawé ZYadegwayuisa Ma- 
maléSleqala laé g*fnwédea qlaqiasto begwanemsa sek-latslaqé kiwax.a- 
wa laxa sek: !atsiaqé kiwax.ta& xadegwayA. WH, laem neqaxsa pfelxee= 
lasgemé yaqewémiisa sek :Atsiaqas kiwax.awds yadegwayuwe high 1axéq. 
Enaxfnemokwa g-igdémé® tadekwasa neqasa peclxelasgema. Wa, 18 mat&ze 
tsogixsa pielxelasgemé yaqiwémas, nemax-fs LO© gwanaxfida teewis 
pageafya Xadegwayuwé pielxclasgema, Wa, g°ax€m6da pselxelasgemé 
qienépoxtwidéda rade gwayu teewa yaq /wéma peelxelasgem qats 14 qa-# 
tlalflem lagéxs laé 1éx-fena, Wa, héem Légades LeElqumakwa Yade gwa- 
yu pielxelasgem Leewa héndma yaq!wéma peelxelasgema. Wa, la héx-e 
sdem gwég* ila labendalax ‘waxaasas bébe gwanemasa €naxwa 1léelqwalae 
tafya, Wa, Sx emisé gwarxa la gata ganura. 

Wa, g°fl€misé €nax-€idxa gaadlixs 1laé tiaqotas fyalaqasa qié- 
Emfla hafyaxfasa QlomoyffyS ga 16s qdsaxa Gwétela Leewa €walas Kwa- 
geuxr Lefwa Qlémk: latiess qa g°axés wiflaéc.ela 1ax g*dkwas ho&maira~ 
qéxs yaqumaasa peelxelasgemé 1a4xés Léteflakwa lélqwailaratyé, Wa, 
1a wlfla hOquwelsa hafyaxfa 1ax faEwee Lsagoras gafs 16 Laxstol- 
sax teex:flds g*Okwasa Gwétela, Wa, 1a Snék°a EnemOkwé 1aq, G°ax- 
&menu&x4¥ qasorai Gwételai qa&s lads ho®m&taxwa yaqumax6x 1 sasotiwa- 
lisexai laxos Léxeflakwa lélqwdlaratyéx, nSk°é, Wa, 1& fnemadza- 
qwéda wadkwé hafyazrfa enékea, Halag’flitasai, nék°é ytxs ics !Ss€mad 


gaaxstaléda Endxwa bébe gwanema. Wa, 18 h#€staem gwék- fala laxa 


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of all the(1)men of their tribes. After they had sat down in the 
house of/.faqotas,ttax*tialldzemga came,the wife of t $aqotas,car 
rying a/small basket in which were split cedar sticks,the cedar 
sticks which were given as a sign of their advance payments by/all 
the man. Then Liax*t talidzemga sat down among them and(5)she took 
out the cedar sticks and she held them while the tally keeper/called 
out the name of the Eagle. Then tsax*tialidzemga named the amount of 
the/advance payment,and then t tax-t falidzemga counted five/cedar 
sticks and she gave them to the tally keeper,and he put them down./ 
And when all the cedar sticks(representing)the advance payments(10) 
of the Mamaléleqdla had been put down,then the tally keeper added 
five cedar sticks/to the five cedar sticks of the advance payment. 
Now there were ten pairs of blankets/to be given for the five cedar 
sticks of the advance payment after this./Sometimes a chief advances 
ten pairs of blankets and then/twenty pairs of blankets are to be 
given in the same way(15)added on to the blankets given in advance. 
Now the blankets/were gathered together,those that were advanced and 
those that were to be given./They were pnut down and rolled vp. this 
is called "pressing together the advanced/blankets and the blankets 
really given away.!! They kept on/doing this until they came to the 
end of the total number of men of all the tribes,(20)and they only 
finished late at night./ 

As soon as day came in the marning,t saqo.as sent many/ young 
men of the Qlémoy4€yé to go to call the Gwétela and walas Kzag-ut/ 
and Q!émk: latices to come into his house to watch when the/blankets 
were given out to the invited tribes.(25) Then all the. young men went 
out of the house of Lséaqotas and they stood in the/doors of the 
houses of the Gwétela,and one of them said,/"We come to call you, 
Gwétela,to watch the giving out to the names/by t!lasotiwalis/to the 
invited tribes.!' Thus he said. Then said toge ther the/other young 
aeartvou are to go quickly," they said,(30)for all the men had not 
yet eaten breakfast. Now they said this in/all the houses of the 

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Enaxwa g*ig'okwasa fwalas Kwag-ur Le&wa Qlémk: litlesé. Wi,g°flemisé 


‘EwlElxtolsaxa Snaxwa g°*ig*Okwa g*saxaé addaaqwa qga&s 16 hdgwita has 


€yar€a lax g*Skwas Leagoras. Wa, 1a &xk: lAlasef&wa ha€yarfa ga 163g 
laxa 4.!8 sdpsédex motstaga Sx-fen wiswitfen qéwaxasa qa yaéyudux¥- 
plenk*és &€wisgemasas laxens batax. 

Wa, héx-€idatmisa héyarfa la dag-flqelaxa sdbayu. Wa, k* !és-~ 
tié gizaxs grdxaé wiwik-elaxa motsiagé qiwéqiwaxas. Wa, 1a wix-€a- 
lidas laxa max’st@lizasa tiex'fla qa&s dzodzdxUbendéx cexUbaftyas. 

Wa, l& &x€6dxa €nemtsiagé 1laxa Lfebemé qiwexasa qaxs hé&maé cégems 3 
qafs 16 tag*flizas laxa Sewi€walfzasa g*Okw6 ga€s déx€walizés. WA, 
laem gadedzays OxtAéfyas lax &&wabafyasa sdldsa g°Okwe.. Wa, g°flemisé 
gwita las Ax€édxa Cnemtstags LlebemS qéwaxasa qa€s 16 Lag:flizas la- 
xa Enempéenk’é laxens baLégé A€wAlagftaasas., Wa, 1d &wiSla déxwa- 
1ixtsa mOtstaqgé Léebemé qiwéqiwaxasa, Wa, g°fl€misé gwax g-axaas 
Cwlfla hogwitéda Gwétela Lecwa €walas Kwaruz Leewa Qlomk: litlesé. 
Wa, e-flemisé geax Cwitlaéta laG héx-fidaem gaaxstala, WA, g°f1&mi- 
sé gwat naSm&pa laas Lé€lalascfwa yiidukwé gléqlaqlasto bébepwanemsa 
yadux4se makwé lélqwalaratya. Wa, g*aem taxwaza gweg*ilatsé p-ada- 
xa qlaqtastowS bepwanema, yf£xs laé peadyaxsdendxa Légemasa Enemox¥tem 
la mak !exsdésa giinxatyS SneemSmota qa 1é g°frts!& 1axa 1 febemé qiwa- 
xasa. Wi, 14 LéxeGdex Légemas fnilatyas qa 18 k* ségégratsa plele 
xclasgemé laxa g°{ltsi&x-d6 hé gweenaktila k+ 6re16da yaéqiwema psel- 
xelasgem lag-aa 14x Laxiimatyasa Enefméma, WA, s*Llemisé fwilxtowa 
make fexsd6 €ne&memaxs 1laé kate tytntsa kiwax.aewé lax dkifyatyasa 
peelxelasgené. Wa, 16da qlaqlastowé be gwanem LExeédex Léfemas bee 
gwanemé make !exsd6sa nalérela netméma. Wa, 1A ke !fqefyfndayuwa 
pselxelasgem yaqewomas 1axa kiwaxcaenS la k*até&ySx yaqiwémasa ma- 

ke sexsdélas neEméma, Wa, héem régadéda kfwax.aews la k* ake tawexa 
peelxelasgem6 yaéqéwémasa nareneembmasas LO€ afwelgaewe kéwaxrasa 
yaéqiwémasa Srfaxeneemémas 1ax EnemtslaqustAlaéda peelxe laszemé le 


tixts!axa tlebemé qiwaxasa neqoatyésa Mamaléleqlla. WH, 1& Encntstia- 


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Ewalas:Kwag*ux and the Q!omk: fit!es,and as soon as/they had gone to 
all the houses they went back and all the young men went/into the 
house of Lsaqovas. Then the young men were told to go/inland to chop 
down four straight young hemlock trees,three fathoms(5)in length./ 
Immediately the young men went and took along an axe, They had 
not/been away long before they came carrying the four hemlock poles. 
They put them down/near the door and they sharpened the butt ends./ 
Then they took one of the holding hemlock poles,for this is their 
name,(10)and put it up in the rear of the house and rammed it into 
the ground./ Then they placed the top under the roof of the house, 
and as soon as/this was done,they took another holding hemlock pole 
and put it up/one fathom away from the first one and they drove in- 
to the ground the/four hemlock poles. When this was done(15)the Gwé- 
tela came in and the twalas Kwag*ux and the Q!omk: lit!es./ As soon 
as they were all inside,they had breakfast at once and after/ they 
had eaten,the three tally keepers/of the three tribes were called, 
Now this is difficult work for the/tally keeper,for he must begin 
with the last one of the names of the numaym,(20)the last one at the 
edge of the numaym,for that goes first between the holding hemlock 
poles./ [hen he calls the name of the next one above,so that the 
blanket is put on top/of the one that was put in first. They go on 
doing this,going up with the blankets to be given away/until they 
come to the one who stands at the head of a numaym,. As soon as all 
the names are gone to the/last one in the numaym,they put a cedar 
stick on top of the(25)blankets. Then the tally keeper calls out 
the name of the/last man of the next higher numaym, and the/blan- 
kets to be given away are put on top of tne cedar stick,which is on 
top of the(blankets) given away to the/last numaym. ‘The name of this 
cedar stick is "lying between the/blankets to be given away to the 
numayms"® or "separating cedar stick of the(30) gifts for the numayms'. 
Toe blankets go up one tier/piled uv ei as of the holding hemlock 


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qust&léda pielxelasgemé la crixts!axa fnemtstagé clebeme q!waxasa 
neqafyésa Eneme*Ss. Wa, ldxaé héem gwaxé neqatyasa Lawitsiésé, Wa, 
g°fl€mis® ewi€lxtowa naxwa bébegwanemsa lélqwalaratyé la Liixte la 
laxa Llebemé qiwaxasa laé Légades Ltebegwélk4 pielxelasgema 1axéq. 
Wa, lacmé enaxwaem la &k- lenxatyé yadq !wamitsa g°igealaxdsa €naxene} 
Emémaséxa peelxelasgem6 laxa la ttebegw6lk¥ pielxelasgema. WA, g*fl- 
Emisé gwata laas L sAqoLas Laxewalita qa°s yaqleg*afzé, Wa, la ené— 
keas La&md 14dzémo gwara waitdemta qiesa g* igimatyax .fasotiwalisax. 
Wa, wag*itla mosge&mak¥ Kwaktigs ux ta lek: azavcax gaalata qen yaxewida- 
g°ixtsa pielxelasgemox laxa lélqwalara®yax qa lalag-ittso n&&nax*tax 
dzaqwatax Xensta, &nék*6, Wa, la&mésens qlemdizxarxwa ganuréx yfsen 
lax*€idetma qlemdilema azttsema qlemdema, €nék-S, Wa, laem enaxwa | 
mo€léda g-igregdmafyas watdemas. WA, la&mé yawas€it hoquwels 1axa 
g°okwée, 
Wa, g°fl&misé pledex-fida laasa qlénemé ha&yaxfasa qidmayaeys 
hoquwS1s 1ax g*Okwas L sagorasé qa&s 1€ qasaxa yiduxUse&makwe Kwa- 
kigeud ga 16s h6cé6lax waydemiflalaras tldsotiwalisé. Laem k- !és 
qiemdiléla qaxs &€maé €nék-a EnemOkw6é laxa g&sele-fsé hafyaxrfas 
G°ax€menufx¥ qasai Gwételai qa&s lads hoOréiax watdemi®lalacas fae 
sotiwalisé, nék°é, Wa, 1a Snemadzaqwa Snékem ‘hatyarea, Halag-f~ 
litasai, W&, 1&@ hS€staem gwék- lala laxa Enaxwa grigeokwa. Wi,hdem 
lag*izasa qaselg*fsé hatyazfa k- és negeltawéxés g*flx°tidd war- 
demxs g*A&la6 qasaxa Kwakiig*utaxs g*alaé qiemdé%asa axtsemé qlem= 
demxs ke {6s&maé la vréztelaxa lélqwalatafya gqaxs lef&maé L sagorasé 
gwagwex*s®alat qaéda mOsgefmakwé Kwakiig-utaxs letmaé k*oqwaixa tan 
qva qo lar yax€witsa pielxelasgemé 1axa 1élqwilacatyé. (WS, &&men 
€néx°qa qiatés lag-izas k*lés alemdilaléda ha€yazfaxs laé qdsa.) 

Wa, e-t1emiss g°ax Swlfla6teda Kwakiig*uxé laas 1 Aqo_asé axe 
EwH1ix qa&s yaqiegealxé, Wa, 16 En6kras Qt, qétas Kwakig-ut, qa- 


Laxs héemaéx gwéke (alasé lax watdetménafyaxsens wiwomp€witaxens g°ae= 


x6x gwaélas laxwa g*Okwaxsa g*igdmafyaé ttasotinalisa, Wi, wégra 


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blankets is piled up inside the other(pair of)holding poles/for the 
Enemgis ,and then they do the same for the Lawits!6s./And as soon as 
(the st of)all the men of the tribes have been given and they 
have been put between/the holding hemlock poles,then this is called 
after this "blankets piled up between the holding poles in the house.!'t 
(5)Now everything that is to be given away first to the first numayn/ 
is on top of the blankets piled up between the holding poles inthe 
house. And when/ they had finished,t taqoras stood up and spoke. He 
said:/"Now this great work is done, his word that he will be a chief, 
this t!asotiwalis./ Now go on, you four Kwag-ut tribes, stay awake 
early that I may give away the(10)blankets to the tribes that they may 
go Pomsbsohavbon evening,'' said he. "Now we will learn the song to- 
night, the/new song that we have been learning,” said he, Then all 
the/chiefs thanked him for what he had said and for a short time they 
all went out of the/house./ 

(15)When it became dark many young men of the Q!dmoy&tys/went 
to the house of Llaqovas together to call the three/Kwageuz tribes 
-to bisten to what cfasotiwalis would say. Now they did not/learn 
the song,for only one of the young men inviters spoke,/"We come to 
call you,Gwétela,to listen to what c!asotiwalis will say,''(20)said 
he. Then the other young men said together,"You are to go quickly."/ 
Then they said the same in all the houses, And this/is the reason 
why the young men’ inviters did not say the same words they first 
said/when they went to call the Kwage ur tribes,when they first came 
to learn the new song/when they had not yet invited the tribes,that 
now L $aqgotas(25)was going to talk about it to the four Kmaig? ax tribes, 
that he was going to break a copper/when they were going to give away 
the blankets to the tribes. (I only/wish it to be known,why the 
young men did not call to learn the song,when they went to invite.)/ 

As soon as all the Kwag-ut had come in téaqoras stood up/and 
spoke. He said,"Indeed, it is true,Kwag°ur.(30) This is truly the 


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denx€itsa aZtsema qiemtilafya qa horélésg-ada g-Igdmég-aqé yixg-a 
clasotiwalisek*, &nék-é. 

Wa, héx-€idatmisé Omx-fidéxa nfgadé g*ayut laxa ne &mémutasa 
Haanatenfsa otomoyaeys daqflasés axtsemé qlemtilatya., Wa, la&mé 
fnaxwa denxfidéda Q!lémoyffyé yfsen 1ax-fideema ke latlédatyé axtsem 
qiemdema, Wa, g-f1€misé nexsfeg*ilalfz denxelaxs g°axaé 1 lasotiwa- 
lisé g°axeixts!al{z laxa Sts!aAlizé dalax Dent!aldyuxa cldqwa gats 
16 Laraxiighliz retwis Smpé tsaqdtasé. Wa, 18 yixewidex*datxwa. Wa, 
ke féstia gég*fliz yixwaxs laé Llasotiwalisé 6paxyax benbatyé Gnu» 
telexsdésa tlaqwa qa benxt&xiséxs yftxwax-sh€maé. Wa, eg: T1emisé 
qitilbéda qlemdemS laas yaq!legeatzéd Léaqovasé. Wa, 1&8 Enékeas Adzé- 
keasd. g*igdmé© tlasotiwalis Alatmasét &nék-aa, Aladzé&masé. €néx- 


qafs yagiindlisadsaxwa Légadé 1 taqwaa 1axdx Dent!aldyudzéx. Wa, wa- 


g°ftla, qétaxs nitag-itwalaagds laxa héx-dé gwég-ilaxwa Lé_egadéx 


u fae faqwa. 

Laem fem ca&wizé .ldgotiwalisé paqidbalitxa tidqwa. Wa, 1a 
t laqorasé dax*€idxa tlaqwa lax Dent!alayu qa€s xaéxalolaqwé. Wa,la 
yaqiegeafx8, Wa, la €nékeas WSgea yarlatex g°igeegimés 16lqwala- 
tafya; k°léstes hayOtelator, dias yaxewitsosg-ada k°Oqwarg°ada g°i- 
gamék-, yixgea i !asotiwalisg:axg*ada Légaddz6é Dentfalayuk¥, €né- 
Enak*ixé g-Iigeegadmés Kwaktg-ur. Wa, gélaga g-igdmée A€waxelag*flis 
(xa xamagdimatyé g*igémésa €ne*mémmtasa Madmtag: ila L6Elalaso€&s), Wa, 
ld €nék-as Wa gélag*a g*igdméé Neqaplenk-em (xa ximagimatyé g:igd- 
mésa €ne€mSmutasa Kikwak!iimasa Gwitela); so&maas fla k*Ik-6q!wénox¥- 
xe LéLegadé Liatiaqwa. Wa, gélagea g*Igdm6® Neg-ddz6 (xa xamag&ma— 
Eyé g*igdmésa ©ne&mémutasa G-ig>flgdmasa walas Kwag-uzé), s6emaas 
fla ke Ik-Sq!wenox¥xa LéLegadé .latfaqwa. Wa, gélagea g°igdme® Wa- 
keadzé (xa xamagamatyé g*Lgamésa Ene €mémutasa Wawulibafyésa fwalas 


Kwageur), so€maas fla k-Ik+d6q!wénoxUxa LéLegadé tldtiaqwa. Wa, gé- 


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of chief ufasotiwalis. Now go on(1)and sing the new song which-is 
made,and that they listen to this chief/.ldsotiwalis," he said./ 

Immediately Omx-€fid the song leader who’ belonged to the nume 
ayn/ Haanar Eno of the Qlomoy&fyé took up the new song made by him and 
then(S)all the Qidmoy&fyé sang the new song which I have written 
down.?/ana when they were half through singing c!asotiwalis/came out 
of the bedroom carrying the copper Dentlalatyu and/he went and stood 
with his father .jaqo.ss. Then they danced and/they had not been 
dancing long before 1 iasotiwalis held with his fingers the lower 
corner of the(10) copper so that its head was downward while he was 
Bessie ar after the/song was finished LéaqoLas spoke and saids 
*ah,you are great,/chief Lfasotiwalis. Do you really wish it? Is it 
really your great wish/to let it lie dead by the side of the fire, 
this copper that has a name, this Dent!alafyu? Now/go on with it. In- 
deed,for you are descended from those who are extravagant,from those 
who did eat intisiccneerk that had names,""/ 

Now tsasotiwalis was just standing in the house holding the 
copper over his chest. Ther/ t !aqoras took the copper Dentlalatyu 
and cried out,"ha ha", Then/he spoke and said: "Indeed take care, 
chiefs of the tribes./ Do not talk against me,else you will be giv- 
en a piece of what will be broken by this chief,(20)tfasotiwalis, 
this one which has the name Dent lalatyu./ That is what I mean,chiefs 
of the Kwag-uX. Now come here,chief A€waxalag-flis.''/(The head chief 
of the numaym Maadmtag-ila "as called by him.)/ Then he said,"'Now come . 
chief Neqapienk*em,(the head chief of the/numaym Kikwak!im of the 
Gwétela). You are the true breakers of(25)coppers that have names. 
Now come,chief Neg*a&dz6,(the head/chief of the numaym G-ig-flgam of 
the €walas Ewac-ut). You are the/real breakers of coppers that have 
names. Now come,chief/Wak*as,(the head chief of the numaym Wawjli- 
batye of the Ewilas Kwag-uz) ./ You are the real breakers of coppers 


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lagea laxg*as k* {Otelag-sds gigregame®, Laems xtiltat6z wadyad g°I- 
ge game & laxa Dent!@layux¥dek*, €nék-é, 

Wa, héx-fidaemisa mOkwé g- igre gimée qiwag?f1fz qa€s 18 qiwa- 
ge flix 1x Laewélasas Llasotiwalisé. Wa, 18 yaqiegatzxé Awaxelagf- 
lisé, wi, 1&8 &nék-as Qa, qatés watdemos g*igdmé© Lsaqouas, yutaxs 
semsaagos yisgrada g*igdémék-, ytxGras g°-Iqg6laségwos laxg-a clasoti- 
walisek*. W&, laems héztaxamasa g° igame® L saqotasxwa ke !6s6x qiina- 
lea hStaxamatsewa xtindkwaxs laélorfasefwaé gqa€s fwafwildr {6x ke lata- 
€yas &xinuxvewiitasdxens lalabaaseewéx, fnéenak-izxé g-IgdmSe 1 saso- 
tiwalidzé, le€mas nendldx g*fgdmée.a. Latmas fla enéx- gas k*d- 
qwadsaxg-ada Légadek* laxg-a Dentialdyudzé, €nék-s. 

Wa, 18 naenaxmacyé .tasotiwalisaq. Wa, 1& €nék-as Laf&men 
wayadagame lkwa. Wég°a &emx g ig-e gimée® xUlt!édeq gen. weg: ik kd 
qwazgox Yensta, endk*S. 

Wa, la Neqaplenkeem yaqleg*atta, Wa, 18 Enék-as flavas wate 
demasa g*igématyéx. Wa, 1a aax*€idex Dentlaldyuxa tlaqwa. Wa; 12 
déqiméxa claqwa. Wa&,l# €nékea, NOstawisé n&qatyaxen gwex: Eidaas= 
Lad. gast Dentlalayudzé qaxgeanuext fméra k* $ak- {8s€oxUsilaxg: anu- 
ExW k+ (6sfOxUgeada xUltak: k-f6s&& rOgiin yiidukiike €néenemikwa. Wa, 
hdladzétalag‘a qast Dentlalayudzé, nék-dxs lad paxealizas. wa, 1a 
klitséestaléda mokwé g*Iig-egiméexa tiaqwa. Wa, la L sdqovasé dalaxa 
ke fawayu qats 16 Laxewallz lax Llasalizas. Wa, 18 yaqieg*ara, Wa, 
l& Enékeas Wégea &&mast horélatex g-igregame® Awaxelag-flis, Neqa- 
plenk*em, Neg*idzé, wi, sdOmSs Wak-adzé, qa lalag-isg-ada nivyie oe 
sake nanuzx:& ke fawayu xiildayuxa k-OqwasdLé Ufa faqwasen wiwomp wie 
ta, nék*éxs 1sé ts!fs 18x Neqaplenk-em. Wa, hé€mis la xiltelax | 
&€wigeatyas Dentlaldyaxa xtiltatyé qa ne get€enésdits qd k-Sqwataq. 
Wi la&md Leaqo.as kéwagdlizzxa mokwé ge ig-egadmatya qats Léxs€aléxés 
gwe eyo qa k*Oqoyox 1axa tlaqwa, Wa, la ke leas gwSx- idaasé u faqoe 
Lasé né%ax €nemdkwa begwanem laxa Kwakigeutasés yax€witso.asa k*O= 
gikwé Lidqwa, Wa, l&xaé k*le&s Enemok¥ begwanem n&la witaq, wax-= 


Smads SnaxenemEewydté k+!és qidlaq. 


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that have names. Come(1)to this,your salmon,chiefs. Now you will 
mark it, unmerciful chiefs, thie Dentfalacyu," said he. 

Immediately the four chiefs arose and stood/at the place where 
t!asotiwalis was standing. Then A€waxalag*flis spoke(5)and said; "In- 
deed,true is your word,chief .faqotas. You are the/mouthpiece of this 
chief here whom you are making a chief,this t!dasotiwalis./Now you have 
done well,chief t{aqo.as. For not always/is the child successful when 
the attempt is made to get for him everything that is marked out in 
the/rules when we are trying to go to the end, I mean this, chief 
t!asotiwalis.(10)Will you now become an extravagant chief? Do you 
really wish to/break this great Dentlalatyu that has a name?' said he./ 

Then it !asgotiwalis answered and said: "Now/I have been made 
unmerciful. Go on,chtef,mark it that I may/break it to-morrow, "! 
said he./ 

(15) Then Neqaplenk*em spoke and said: !'True is your word/ 
chief.!' Then he took DentlalaSyu the copper,and/he looked at the 
face of the copper and said: "Is 1t my wish what I am going to do/ 
to you,friend Dent!lala&yu? For we are just using our privileges/ 
this privilege of marking, I and my three friends. (20)Good bye, 
great friend Dentalafyu," said he. Then he put it down and the/four 
chiefs sat down around the copper. then Lsaqotas took his/knife 
and stoo” outside of them. He spole/and said: "Now listen,chief 
A€waxalag:flis,/Neqaplenk*em,Neg*ddzé and you,Wak- as. Now take this 
large knife which belongs to the beginning of myth time(25)with the 
mad edge for marking the coppers that were to be broken by my dances- 
tors."/ Thus he said,and gave it to Neqaplenk*em. Then he marked a 
 Line/on the back of Dentialafyu,the marks to be guides when it was 
to be broken./ Then t‘aqoras sat down among the four chiefs to ad- 
vise then/ what he wanted to be broken off from the copper, ‘Then 
there was no way in which L s€goras(30) could tell any one man among 
the Kwagsut to whom he was going to give the/broken copper, and 


also no man dared ask him./ Even his brothers did not know about it. 


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Wi, g°fl€misé la xiildekwS Dentlaldyu lad €wi€la q!wag?fliza 


‘mokwS g*igseghmafya. Wa, la&mé Neq&ptenk-imé dalaxa Liaqwa. Wa, 


1a yaqtegeafxas, wi, ld Enék-as Laemk: xtildek¥g-as 1 laqwag’ds g°I- 
gamé€ Llasotiwalis, Gi€nd hdlxwa 14xd avanufx¥ max-tslalax. €né- 
€nakeizé mOsge®mak¥ Kwakug*ut, laems &em Enaxwax gvatararex qa&s 
g°Sxtwidélaxos qo neqogwilaso 1lax6 gwéx:-fidaas.tasg-ens g*igimsk’, 
€nék°é. Wa, laem gwaté watdemas 1lax6q. Léx-aem axalxsdé wazdems 

L saqotasaxs Enék-aé laem gaaxalat yaqwaztsa pseixelasgemé laxa 161- 
qwalatatyax gadlata, Wa, lawisté gwar laxéq. Wa, la&mé wila ho- 
quwils laxa g*Skwaxa la giita ganuta. 

Wi, g°fl&misé &nax-fidxa gaaldxs 1a6 Liaqoras Syalaqasa hd- 
€yartisa Q!lomoyafyé qa 1és qasaxa Gwétela tefwa Swalas Kwageut Le@ 
Ewa Qlomk* fiittesé qa g*axés fwi€la tefwa babagiixa tslédaq 14x g°6- 
kwas, yix lag-izas €nék-S Léaqorasé qa g°axés fwl€laétela lax g*6- 
kwaséxs €nékeaé qa&s hdwaxeléxa Kwakig*uré qa SnaxwatmSs gwatazasés 
Liaiteqwa gd k*ak*OgwalasOlaxs yaxewidaastasa k*Sqwas6ias ufaqwa. 
wa, n’emis lag*izas _ fdqgorasé watag6la qa g*axés wifléda yuduxuse- 
Emakwé Kwakig*ut 14x g*okwas. Wi, la&mdda hatyax€a gasa. Wa,g°fle- 
Emisé Swllxtddxa g*ig*Skwé g*axaé aédaaga lagéxs Snék-aéda hafyare 
fixs laé qasa,G°axemenu&xt qasotai Gwételai qa Lfasotiwalisai. Wa, 
la €nemadzaqwa ©nék-ea Mao We Halag’flérasai. Enemp!énats!axsta- 
eEmLenu&xwal, Enéx-daexw6. Wa, g*axé Switla hogwitela laxa g-dkwé, 
Wa, g°fl&misé geax wiflaéta laas fem naxwa tétek!waléda g°igee- 
gaimatyé. Wa, laxaé Ogwaga tétek!waléda b3be gwinemg!alems laatas 
xwanateléda ha®yareax gaaxstérasa g*axé ewfladcela laxa g°Okwé, Wa, 
g°fl€misé gwaxé ha€méx-silatyasa hdfyaredxs las tuxtsidtyo laxa x6- 
Elqiwa, Wa, 18 kedgemlélem laxa €naxwa bébegwanema. Wa, g°fl- 
Emisé twtla la ke agemaliza x6elqiwaxs 1aé h&lemq fes€idéda enaxwa 
bébegwanema qaxs &naxwatmaé qiéqiaéqela, lag*ita k-fés neqelqelaxs 


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As soon as Dentialatyu was marked,all the/four é¢hiefs arose 
and ‘then Neqapfenk*em took the copper/and spoke and said: “Now 
your copper here has been marked,/chief c!adsotiwalis. Do not kill 
it else we are going to be ashamed.(5)I mean you,four tribes of the 
Kwag-ux. Indeed you will all be ready to/help if someone should 
match our chief in what he is going to do."/thus he said. ‘then 
their speeches were finished after this,only this was the last word 
of/ttaqoras who said, “Now you will give away the blankets to the/ 
tribes early in the morning." And at last he finished after this, 
and then they al1(10)went out of the house late at night./ 

As soon as it was daylight in the morning, L sagovas sent the/ 
young men of the Q!omoy&yé to go and invite the Gwétela and. €walas 
Kwag*ut/and Qidmk: litles to come,all the men and the women who had 
men's seats,to his house./ The reason why tiaqovas wished that all 
should come into his house was that he(15)wished to ask the Kwag:ut 
that all should get ready with their/coppers,in case any should be 
broken to match him when he should give away the pieces of the cop- 
per that was-to be broken./ Therefore t!aqotas wished all the three 
tribes of the/Kwag*uX to come to his house. Now the young men went 
(to call them) and as soon as/they had been to all the houses they 
came back again,and the young men said(20)as they went (to call), 
‘We come to call you,Gwétela,on behalf of Liasotiwalis,"” and then 
the others said, "Come quickly,we are calling only once,"/ they 
said. Then they all came into the house/and when they had all come 
in,the chiefs joked one another,/and also the common men joked one 
another ,while(25)the young men got ready the breakfast for those 
who had come into the house./ As soon as the food cooked by the 
young men was’ finished,they put it into the dishes/and put them be- 
fore all the men. As soon Seana dishes had been put in front/of 
them,all the/men ate quickly,for they had much to think. ‘There- 


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Wi, g°fl€misé gwazxa 1axés ha€maénatyaxs laéda hafyarfa qia- 
plég:flizaxa %Gelqiwé qa&s 16 g*6xaq laxa on®égwitasa g*dkwé. Wa, 
g°f{l€misé. gwata laas Lsago.asé Laxtwalita qa&s yaqteg*afxé, Wa, 

ld €nékeas Q&t, g&itax hé€maéx gwék- talasé g°ig*egaméexwa héleg: in- 
disa hésafyé laxés crélanemé 1laxen witexé6 laxens wiwompwiita. Wak-as, 
wik*asét g*igtegémé&, la&m6 a&k- taakwaxds k-axstalizaq6s g° igre gamee, 
Wa, wa, nék*’é. Wa, la 6dzaqwa yaqlegsa&ta. Wa, 1& Enék*az Laem 
L6qwalizten watdem 1a. g*ig-egdme® laxg*fin €nék-ék- qats €naxwa€ma- 
Os gwaitata qa&s g°oxwidadsasés Leal saqwayos g°axen go k*ak-ogwala 
laxen yaxewitsof.asa k°S6qoyota 1&x6x Dentlalafyux Enék-é., Wa, hé= 
Emisa qats. wigtads €naxwa qiwalax:fida LO& gas gims€idads g-dXg°t- 
kil6t, nék-é. WA, hageaxdx Maématpsengdmafyé Lax€wels laxg-ada 
Lfasan&fyax qa&s laqwalaxwa lélqwalaratyax, Wa, 18 Léceqelax 6€ax- 
tsemé Lé_tegemsa nae Siow’ ts!8daq sasems. Wa, héemisé Légemias L6- 
€16Cyas tiaqovasé. Wa, 14 lawelsé Maémaxpéengdmatyé laxa g*dokwé 
qa&s 1€ taxtwelsa, yixs g°ayoras lax &ne&mematasa G*ig-flgaimasa 
QidmoySE&yé. Wa, 18 Enékeas Laems a*itslax-flatai Mamaléleqdlai. 
lax Qtéx*talagai xtindkwas ‘Taoteertwel. Laems x*Ltslax*flaralt 
EnemgSsai 14x tdrelitiai xtmokwas Liasotiwalisai. Laems x-its!a- 
x‘flatai Lawits!ésai lax Giydlselasai xiindkwas tiasotiwalisai. Ha- 
laxstasai, &nék-é, Wa, h8em k*!6s€ds Maématpsengamafya laqwala qa- 
6da plesixa lélqwalarafyé g-ae*ftela 1axés avin es Omaxt!dlarafyé, 

Wa, g°fl€misé gwaza g*axaé g*axé.a laxa tiex-fla. Wa, 14 €né- 
keat La&mé lageaelsens watdema, g*igamée Lfasotiwalis, €nék-6é, 

Wi, la&mé €naxwa qiwalenkwa bébegwanem laxéq. Wa, la&mé kiisfali- 
ta nénfgadé cefwa 6Faxostaé laxa Ogwiwaflizasa g*dkwé qa&s denxdlésa 
g°feefldzeyala qlemq!emdemasa Ene Emémo tasa Yaéx-agemalyé, yix €ne- 
Emémo tas Lidsotiwalisé, Wa, g*fl&misé wicaxfatelsda 1élqwalara- 
€yaxa denxk: /Alaxs 1aé hogwita wi&la, Wa, héem régades denxden- 
xitaxa denxr see g°fldzeyala qlemdema laxa plesa. Wi, hé&mis 1é—= 


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As soon as they had finished eating,the young men/ gathered up 
the dishes and put them away in the corner of the house,/and when 
that was done,tAqotas arose and spoke./ He said: ‘Indeed, it is 
true,this is the way of speaking,chiefs, this second course with a 
speech(the(5)breath)for the guests,according to what was learned 
from our ancestors. Go on/now,go on,chiefs. It is well done,what 
is placed before you,chiefs./ Wa wa," said he. Then he spoke again 
and said: ''Now/I shall change my speech to you,chiefs,. I wish all 
of you to/get ready to help me with your coppers,in case the one 
may match me(10)to whom I am going to give away the broken copper 
Dent!alatyu," said he. ‘And this also,/that you go on and dress 
yourselves and paint yourselves with ochre,tribes,!'/said he. ''Now 
let Maéma&ipiengemé& go on and stand/outside of the house to call 
the tribes." Then he named/the two new names of his two daughters, 
and also the name of the(15)nephew of Liaqoras. And then Maéma&x- 
psengemé€ went out of the house/and stood outside,for he belonged 
to the numaym G- Ig: flgan/of the Q!émoyf&fyé. And he said: "Now Mama~ 
1éleqdla,you will witness/Q’éx-tdlaga,the daughter of .!asotiwalis. 
Now nemgis,you will witness Lacrilicéa,the daughter of t!asotiwa- 
lis. Now(20)Zawitsés, you will witness Giiydlselas, the child of 
L!asotimalis./Go aboard quickly," said he. This is the privilege 
of Maématztpiengemé€ , to call the people for the/ potlatch( given) to 
all the tribes,beginning from his first ancestor ,Omaxtialaré®./ 

As soon as he had finished,he came into the doorway and said;/ 
“Now our word has gone, out, great chief tiasotiwalis," said he.(25) 
Then all the men were dressed after this, The/song leaders and the 
young men sat down in the rear of the house and they sang/the old 
songs of the numaym Yaéx-agemée,the/numaym of L!asotiwalis. As soon 
as the tribes heard the/sound of singing,they all came in. This is 
called “singing on the. floor," (30)the singing of the ancestral 
songs in the potlatch,and this is/the means of inviting all the 


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g°Skwa, Wa, g°fl€misé g°ax €wiflaéta yiiduxseemakwé lélqwalaratya 
laas qiwérxfEidéda denxdenxiza,. 

Wa, 1& cax€walizé Pel€nakiilag-flisxa xamagdma®yé g-igimésa 
EnefmSmutasa Kukwak!iimasa Q!lémoya€yé qats yaglegaezs. Wa, 1& €neé- 
kea gwégemaza laxa mos ge ©makwé Kwakigeuza, La&men wag-fz nos g*ie 
g*egamee® mo&mazk* !alaztsens eg ig*egdmatyaxs g*axaé Swi&laé.a laxwa 
g°SkwSx nék-6xs 1laé gwégemx:fit laxa kitidzélasasa 1élqwdlaratya 
wax’ sa&négwiiasa g-Okwé. Wa, la €nékeas Wa, gélag-a Mamaléleqa&ls; 
wa gélagea €nemgés, wa, gélag-a Bawits!és. Héxfallxy laxwa lax hé- 
xi€lalakwa qa&s g*ig*egdmék-as lax wazdetménatyé lag’ yfisa Léxelaxa 
lélqwdlatatyéxwa k-!6séx aXem Ax q&n gwék- salasaxwa waxdemaxsens 
neniiyembalisaxg*ins naxwék lélqwalatratya, Wa, hé€misens k* le&si- 
ta azelatya fnéenak-ixé laems hél6.6r .g*ig-egém6©, €nék-exs 1aé 
gwegemx’€It laxa nénfgadé. Wa, 1é yaqteg:at%a. Wa, 18 Enékeas La- 
ems nexbag*fl6.6. nénagada laxens g*axéta laxwa g*dkwaxs t /asotiwa- 
lisé, enskeaxs laé dake talaxa telguma pselxelasgemxa naégadé qaés 
qlemtélatyas.’ Wa, héx-€idatmisé 1 laqoras tsia@sa sek-laxsa plelxe- 
lasgem laq. Wa, 1& dax-€idxa ©nemxsa 1laq gats LeEpsédéq. Wa, 18 
enékeat La€men telqwaséqai sek laxsak+ plelxelasgema 14t n&gada 
qaSs qlemtélafyas qag-fin g*igdmék*, €nék-é. Wa, la héx-€idatma 
enaxwa 6€axastA qiwag’flizva qa€s Lax*Latwix6 gwegemata laxa Ogwiwa- 
Elfzasa g°okwé. Wa, la&méda nfgadé daqflasés qlemtélatyé axtsem 
qsemdema (xen 1ax°fidatma hataxdzem lfta qlemdélem6 axtsem qlemde- 
ma). Wa, la&mé naéxwa denxtédéda Efatost&. WH, g°axé Ltaqoras g°a- 
lag*iwis ct!asotiwaliséxa dalixa L!aqwa 14x Dent!lalafyu. Wa, 14 ma- 
k*£16 Qséx-calaga LO& LaLilicia. Wa, 18 Elxtafyé Gitydlselas qats 16é 
yfpemg*f1IX ldxa clasalizasa 6€az6st&xa denxela. Wa, latmé enema- 
geliz yfixtwid L5€ vlagoras LO 1 fasotiwaliséxa dalaxa .ldqwa. 

wa, e:flemisd qlilbéda qtemdemaxs laé clasotiwalisé xaxaldla- 
qwa. Wad, la&mé yaqleg-atxa. Wa, 1h EnSkeaz Wageaxefn giinx: Ida 


wiwomp LO€s qew6qsQ16© gen wag? g-fldzaqwa yaqleg*atza. Wa, 1a 


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tribes to come into the feasting(1)house. As soon as the three 
fribes were in,/they stopped singing on the floor./ 

Then Pel€nakiilag:flis arose,the head chief/of the numaym Ki- 
Kwak fim of the Q!dmoyatyé ,and spoke, He said,(5)turning his face to 
the four Kwagrur tribes, "Now I will go sahead,my chiefs,/and speak 
gratefully to our chiefs as they all have come into this/house,]!! 
thus he said as he truned his face to the place where the tribes 
were sitting/on each side of the house,and he said: "Now come ,Mama-= 
1éleqdla,/come €nemgis,come nawits!és. Sit down comfortably in this 
place(10)which is well prepared for you,chiefs,as is said by the 
one who invites/the tries This is not new,that we should say so. 
These are the words of our/myths from the beginning,all our tribes, 
and we do not make anything/new. I mean this. Now sit down well, 
chiefs." Thus he said and/turned his face to the song leaders. Then 
he spoke arid said:(15)"'Now begin what we are here for,song leaders, 
the reason for which we have come into this house of t sasotiwalis.'!/ 
Thus he said and he asked for the blankets which were to be a pile 
low for the song leader for they sonatwiien he had made. Immediately 
Liaqotas gave five pairs of blankets/to him. Then he took one pair 
and spread it out and/he said: "I make a soft layer with these five 
pairs of blankets for you,song leader, (20)for the song you made for 
my chief here," said he,and immediately/all the young men stood up 
and they stood on the floor facing the rear/of the house,and the 
song leader began the new/song. (I have already sent you the new 
song they made. )/ Then all the young men sang, and L saqotas came (25) 
leading Lfasotiwalis and carrying the copper Dentialatyu. And next 
to him were/Q!éx*talaga and tatilitia,and last Giiydlselas. And/they 
stood in a row outside of the young men who were singing,and now 
they/danced together with Lsaqotas and .sasotiwalis who was holding 
the copper, 

As soon as the song was at an end,tfasotiwalis shouted,"Ha ha!" 


(30) Then he spoke and said; “Let me now try,/fathers and uncles,to 


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€naxwaema g*ig*egdimatyasa Kwaktigeuzé Snékea, Waigradzélagea g*I- 
gimé€, Le€maagds wifld_enaktilax qiwaqiuxézasa h’Xaxa g*igdmatya. 
Q&iaxs Syadaaqésxwa tiex-Llax gas qdqdsiz6s g*igdmée, €nék-a bé- 
begwanemé. Wa, A€misé Liasotiwalisé la Laewit qa&s ho.él6x wax- 
demas. Wa, g*fl€misé qlilbé waxzdemas laas i. fdsotiwalisé Sdzaqwa 
yaqéegeatzta. Wa, 18 nékras Ala, Alasés waxdemds g-igregdimée 1a~ 
xwa g* igematya qen Gmpa yfx-stlaten LO& Cwiflorax gwayitldlasaxsen 
g°igdmatyéx Ompax Le k-36s. Wa, lataten giinx: &idaem gasat ‘14x6x 
tlex*Tlatyaxs qen gastawésefwa, Wa, len k*Otaem labendaemiaq. €né- 
'nak*ix6, wa, gélagea g*ig-egadms® Awaxelag’flis LOes Neqapienk*em 
LO&s Neg*Hdzé, wi, sd&més Wakeadzé. Gélaga qa€s k- élax-€idadsax- 
g°a Dentealafyu, yuLaxs K+ 'Ss€onukwaagdsas, €nék-é, 

Wa, héx-€idatmisa mokwé g°ig-egdm6& qéwag*fliz qa&s 16 1ax La- 
Ewilasas clasotiwalisé qafs qiwafstalaq. Wa, la€méda yuduxse &makwé 
Laxyelak® lélqwdlaré© Aktifnég-alfza gaxs &laé k°fZelas yax€witséras 
ie hee wade ae keugekw6 tidqwa. Wad, la&mé Neqapfenk*em dax&Idex 
Dentialatyu qats yaqiegeaczé, WH, 1H Enékeas Q&L, Awaxelag*flis, 
Neg*ddzé, wa, so€mis Wakeadzé. Nostawisensax n&gétens gwéx* Sidaas- 
Laxens Snemox4dzéx 1axdx Dentialafyux. Has&mér_axsOxwaxdxda g° igé- 
maéx watdema gens ke ake !6s€ox-siléxens k* !6s€6x. EnéEnak*ixé, Wa, 
weg°axens fem halostiaqa k*!élax-€ideq', nék*Sxs 1laé HNemax~ €ldexs 
las kitis€aliza. 

Wa, la ctaqocas tsifsa dzadzax-silafyu qieldayu Letwa dmatyé 
s6bayu 14x Neqaplenk‘emé, Wa, 18 Sxtétseewa tsleq!tiltsemé t!ésema 
qa&s 18 mex€walllem lax Liasalizasa mOkwé qiéqieltelg-fsxa t saqwa 
g*igregamatya. (MAEXE Légemasa qs6qseltelg-is6 1O& k*Sk-oqiilg: fsé.) 
wa, 1a Atwaxelag*flis dax’€idxa tlaqwa qa&s paxfaflodés laxa qielde- 
ma tsieqiiiltsem tiésema. Wa, la Neg*adzé dazaxa qieltoymwé. Wa, 
la Negaptenk*em’ qieltddxa gemxantiiemafyasa Liaqwa. Wa, la Negd- 
az6 tsiasa qieltiatyé lax Wak*adzé. WH, 1& dax*€idé Neg*ddzaxa 


Sk lenxafyasa hdzk: {6denutemafyasa claqwa, Wa, 1l&xaé Neqapfenk-em 


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speak my first speech." Then(1)all the chiefs of the Kwag*ux saids 
'Go on,great chief./ Now you are obtaining everything. You should 
grow up well,chief.,/ Indeed you have a father who made a road for 
you to follow,chief,”said the/men. Now tfasotiwalis was just stand- 
ing on the floor and he listened to their words.(5)As soon as they 
had‘ finished speaking,then c!asotiwalis/spoke again and saids"It is 
true what you say,chiefs,of this/chief my father. I may succeed in 
obtaining all the different ways of my/chief,my father,or I may not. 
I shall try hereafter to walk the/way made by him for me to follow. 
I think I shall go the the end.(10) That is what I mean, Now chiefs 
A€waxelag*flis and you Neqapfenk-em/and you Neg’&dz6 and you Wakeas, 
come and strike this/Dentialafyu. You are the owners of this privi- 
lege," said he./ 

Immediately the four chiefs stood up and went to the place 
where/t!asotiwalis was standing and they stood around him. Now the 
three(15)invited tribes kept quiet,because they were really afraid 
that/L!asotiwalis would give away the broken copper. Then Negap!en- 
k*em took/Dentfalafyu and spoke. He said: "Indeed A€waxelag’flis,/ 
Neg*&dzé and you Wakeas, is it our wish what we do/to our great 
friend,this Dentialafyu? It is the(20)wish of this chief that we 
use our privilege. I mean this./ Now let us only be quick and strike 
him," said he and together they all/sat down./ 

Taen tfaqotas gave a chisel and a smali/axe to Neqapéenk’em 
and +hen was taken a diorite stone(25)and put down in front of the 
four chiefs whose business it was to cut the copper./(They have two 
names,the "copper cutters"and the "copper breakers!')/ Then A€waxela= 
g°flis took the copper and laid it down on the/diorite stone on 
which it was to be cut and Neg*&dzé held what was to be cut/and Ne- 
gapsenk*em cut off the left hand corner of the copper. Then Neg*a&-= 
dz6(30)gave the piece cut off to Wakeas and Neg*&dzé took the/upper 
corner of the right hand side of the copper and Neqap!enk-em(2)qut 


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qieltddeq. Wa, 1laxaé Hep Rdee tstfasa qleltleeyS lax Wak-eadzé. Wa, 
1laxaé Negeadzé6 dax*fidxa hézk: {Odenutsiexsdafyasa tiaqwa. Wa, ld= 
xaS Neqaplenk*em qleltddeq. WA, 1laxaé Neg-ddzé tslasa qleltie*%yé 
lax Wakadzé; WA, g°fl€misé lawiyéda yiduxwS qleltoyo laxa v!a- 
qwa laas AWaxelag’flisé Laxewaliza dalaxa qicldekwé v!aqwa qa&s 
yaqsegeatza, Wa, 18 €nék-a dzdxwatas: Wa, doxewit, g-Ig-egimés 
1lélqwilarai laxg*a lax gwataatsg-a Dentlalatyuku 1axg*ada €wala-~ 
sek xliselag*flisg*in g*igdmék- laxg-a Lfasotiwalisak:. WA, la&mé-= 
sen lax g°6xaXqek*, ©nék*éxs laé latsfalizasa qleldekwé t!faqwa qafs 
16 &x€Glizas. Wa, k-séstié gitaxs g°ixaé aédaaga qafs 16 Lfageliza- 
x6s wadkwé, Wa, 1& yaqheg*eafxé Wakeadzé. Wa, 1H EnSkeas H8qle- 
maaxs gwalasé laxg’fn-k* lés€ok¥ yintaxg*in k* !ésfonukwég°asa dig*a- 
fyaxa qeeltaseews laxa Lécegadx'dad Llattaqwa g°dg-ftelaxs g*ala6z6 
Enag*flisens nalax, ‘€néenak-ité g-Ig-egimés 1écelqwdlatai. €né- 
€nak*ixé, wi, latmések* 1a%g-ada yiiduxtike qfeltaxoyu 1ax6x Dentla~ 
lafyux¥dd laxdxda tatwiséx nendlox g*Igimatyox Lfasotiwalidzéx ga 
wig*isOxwasek* 1axés gwaéxsdaasasesek*, ©nék*éxs 1laé tsias 1ax 
Lfasotiwalisé. 

Wa, la&méda mokwé g°igeegamé b&s laxéq qats 16 klis€aliza. wa, 
latms Lsasotiwalisé la nemox¥tem la tatwita. Wa, 18 yaqtegrafza. 
Wa, 1a €nékeas fig tamiig- tn negextewétex téex*Llatyasen g*Igimatyéx 
Omp qen qastewéso tiex*flaxwa nendlOx waydd g*igimatyaxwa k: feaséx 
ke flem g* igimatyas, &néenak: 1x6 g°-Ig-egamée. Latmen yixs®endexga 
Dentialatyux¥dek ga&s yidux¥seemakY¥ lélqwdlatai. €néenak-iz6, wa, 
latmésen yaxewidextsak:, ©nék*éxs laé dzoxwatasés héxke !6ttslanatyé 
dazaxa Enemé 1Axa qeeldekw6 Lidqwa. Wa, 18 €nékeas Wa, g* igdmafyai 
Wanidal,€nék°6 tsasotiwalisaxs laé héem la tsifsa qteldekwé gem&xa~ 
nucemé® 14x Wanid6xa g*ayuzré 1ax &neememutasa Ewalasasa Mamaléleqd~ 
la. Wa, 18 €nékeé Wanidé, 1laé dax-€idxa yAaxewiday&q qteldek¥ t taq 
qwat Gélakeas€la g*LgdmS€ Liasotiwalis qaxs k*sésaaqds ke iota yax= 


Cwitsg-ada g*ayutek* laxwa Légadax Lfaqwa 1laxox Dent lalayudzax. 


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4t off also,and Neg*ddzé gave the piece cut off of Wak-as./ And Ne- 
g*Sdzé took the right hand lower corner of the copper and/Neqapien- 
k*em cut it off also and Neg*adz6é gave the piece cut off to Wakcas. 
As soon as the three pieces were off from the copper(5)A€waxelag:flis 
stood up and took the copper which had been cut and/spoke. He said 
holding it up, "Look here, chiefs of the/tribes,at the way in which 
Dentfalaftyu is,this great/acropolis made by my chief here,t !asoti- 
walis, Now/I will put this away," said he and he went into the room 
with the copper that had been cut and(10)put it down there, He had 
not been away long before he came back and stood/among the others, 
Tien Wak*as spoke and said; “This is the way/our privilege is used, 
for I have this privilege of holding the/pieces cut off from the 
copper that has a name, beginning from the time when/light came ine 

to our world. I mean this, chiefs of the tribes.(15) I mean this, now 
these three pieces cut off from Dentialafyu will boven this angry 


extravagant chief,the great .tdsotiwalis,so that/he may go on and 
do with this whatever he ute Thus he said and gave them to/ 
Llasotiwalis./ 

Now the four chiefs left him and they went and sat down.(20) 
Then t!asotiwalis was standing alone on the floor and he spoke/and. 
said: "I am just going to follow the road made by my chief,/my 
father,the road to walk on,extravagant merciless chief,/the chief 
who is not afraid of anything. I mean this,chiefs,I have danced to 
pieces/Dentlalatyu for you,three tribes. I mean this,(25)now I am 
going to give this away," said he,holding up in his right hand/one 
of the broken pieces of copper. Then he said, "Now,chief/Wanéd," 
said .lasotiwalis,and then he himself gave the broken piece/from 
the left hand side of the copper to Wan6d,who belonged to the numaym 
€walas of the Mamaléleqdla./ Then said Wanéd,as he took the broken 
piece of the copper that was given to him,(30)"Thank you, chief 
ilasotiwalis,that you do not think me too small/to give this that 


comes from the copper that has a name,Dentlalatyu.(1) Thank you," said 


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Ewa, gélak-as®la €nék-6, Wa, la Lfasotiwalisé6 6tléd dz6xewata daa. 
taxa héxk (Odenutssexsdatyasa tiaqwa. Wa, 18 €nék-a: Wa, g*Igama- 
Eyai Qlomx:flag*flisai, ©nék-6 tfasotiwalisaxs laé h&em la ts!asa 
qieldekwé héxk: !6denutsiexsdé 14x Qiomx-flag*fliséxa g-ayuzé 14x 
€neemémutasa Ts !étsselwalagematyasa Cnemgésd. Wa, laxad yaqlegea- 
Ex6da g°igdmatyS Qidmx-fLlag-flisé. Wa, 1d €nék-az Qa, q&t g-i- 
g*egamés 1élqwilarai. ©yax-semewlsé yeg-ayAwésa Syaxtwiddsa qiel- 
dekwS tiaqwa, A€maaxs hdem Syaxtwidaatsa qleldekwé v laqwéda héno- 
ma g*IgimSsa lélqwilaratya, €né€nak*ixé g-Igdmé: tasotiwalis, Géq= 


lakeas€la, gélak-as®la, wa, wa, €nék-é, Wi, ta _sdsotiwalisé da. 


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taxa qleldekw6 cLfaqwaxa g*ayuxé laxa héxke lGdenurematy&, wa, 1% 
Enék*as Wa, xamalai, Lef&wageilai (xa gwa€wina gwefy&s). Laems 
qiw6x€idiot Snék*Gxs laé tslextalizag. We, latmé k*6téda &naxwa 
bébepwanemx tlasotiwalisé qladlaxa €neemdkwa begwanem ®yax* plaxstaqe 
(Wi, h&€mis gweeyds xamala Leéwag-ilé.) 

Wa, la&mS gwata, Wa, la&mé Lfasotiwalisé wixaxa Kwaklig-uté 
qa Syax€widésésa pielxelasgemé laxa yuduxse&makw6 1é6lqwdlaratya. 
Wi, héx-€idatmisé Liagoras yaqéegeatza, WA, 14 Enékeas tied, 
Lied& hSzaxamaswistientaxen g*Iqélaseewa qen xtindkwox 1 lasotiwa- 
Liséx qa&s ha€mazel léelqwalaré. Snéenak-ixé g-ig-egdmés Kwaktigeut. 
Laem laten caxwafyé 1axdx .fasotiwaliséx Leewin yaqsdntpségé Gdinas 
e-isdx yaqlent!ala; wa, hé€mésen dagematys’ 1axen Ene fmemuta Hadna= 
we end, Wa, S&emtwisen 1ax Laxsdésen Ene &memutasa Ha&nar6ené, wa, 
g°axlfgeax’i menats:d qidxewaliza qa kiwisgemésdsg-a 1 fasotiwali- 
sek*, &nék*6é, 

Wa, 18 Ax€6tse&wa menatslé qa&s 16 quxEwalflem laxa Ggwiwalfe 
kasa g°Okwé lax tasalitasa nénfgadé, Wa, la ttasotiwalisé k!iwas- 
gimlizaq. W&, 18 .S€lalascew qlaqiasto begwinemsa Mamaléleqdla, 
Wa, la kiwag?flfiza qlaqlastowé begwanem 14x hézk- l6tagatwalizas 
L!asotiwalisé. Wa, léda ha&yazrea Lleposta 1axa clebepwixé plel- 


xelasgema qats 18 kiwaxtewSq. Wa, 1a léx-axdtsa Enemts!agé qlend- 


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he. Then again tsdasotiwalis held up/the right hand side bottom 
piece of the copper and he said, "Oh,chief/Q!lomx:flag:flis,!'said 
Lfasotiwalis,when he gave the/broken piece from the lower right 
hand side to Qé6mx-flag-:flis,who belonged to the(5)numaym Ts léts!cex- 


walagemé& of the nemgis. Then spoke/chief Q!omx-flag-flis and said: 
"'Tndeed,indeed,/chiefs of the tribes,is it not bad,the giving of 


the/broken pieces of copper, just that they give the broken pieces 
of copper to the real/chiefs of the tribes. This is what I mean, 
chief c!asotiwalis,(10) thank you,thank you, Wa wa,!' said he. then 
t!asotiwalis held up the/broken piece of copper from the right hand 
upper side and/he said; "Now Orphan, World-Maker,(he meant the Ra- 
ven) now/you will stop talking,'' said he as he threw it down. Then 
all the/men guessed that Lfasotiwalis knew that one man had spoken 
badly of him.(15) (This is what is called horpran World-Maker", ) 

Now he finished, Then t!asotiwalis told the Kwag-ut/to go ahead 
and to give away the blankets to the three tribes,/and immediately 
Ltaqo.as spoke and said, "It is nice./ It is nice. It is well done, 
what I did in my chief making for my son Leéasotiwalis,(20)for you, 
tribes. I mean this,chiefs of the Kwag-ut./ Now my seat will go to 
this t!asotiwalis,and my speaker's staff,for/he will be speaker,and 
my office of giving away property in my numaym,the Hadnaréno./Now 
I shall stand at the end of my‘numaym,the Haadnaréno. Now/bring the 
drum and put it on its side so that Llasotiwalis may sit on it,]' 
(25) said he, 

Then the drum was taken and was put on its side in the rear of 
the/house in front of the song leaders, and then t!asotiwalis sat 
down on it./ Then they called the tally keeper of the Mamaléleqdla/ 
and the tally keeper sat down on the right hand side of(30)t!aso-~ 
tiwalis. Then the young men climbed on the blankets that were piled 
up/and sat down on top of them. Then they rolled down one(1)bundle 


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plendla &k*tenxé péelxelasgema. WA, 1léda wadkwé hatyarta dadalag 


qa&s 16 k*atializtas 14x gem®xagawalizas tsasotiwalisé6. Wa, la 


qw6rke fewé€stentseewa qtenéplenala péeelxelasgema, Wa, léda tsla~ 


ts!&méx6 héx€a daxefidxa Snemxsa peelxeldsgem qafs tepséestendéq 


qats tsiawés 14x _lasotiwalisé Wa, 14 dagemdé .asotiwalisaxa ©nemx= 


sa prelxelasgem gas tepk*adx-endés, Wa, 1& yaqéegeatza, Wa, 18 


Enékeas Qt, Smp Leaqotas, qarés waxdemds, q&itaxs le&maaqds &g°0sod 


g°axen., Qéataxs le&maagds g*iqéla g°axen gen Léayustolizad: 1axés 


k: !6sfowllasos k!iwafya, g-Igdémé® omp. Qé&t, qétaxs le&maéx héxfare= 


lax g*axenxos naxwitlalagos g°axOdzem g°axen. Wa, la&mésen Aem 


lax nOmadziladtos qa&s A&&mé.os .réxs&alax g*axen gen &k-é6xX g* igdma- 


fya, E€néenakixé la&men dagenia. Wa, la&mé dzOxwatasa €nemxsa 


pselxelasgema. Wa, léda qéaqiastows begwanem Léx&édex kwékwasa 


Enaxwa lélqwalarafyé .asotiwalisasa Enemgés. WH, la 1 sdsotiwalitsa 


Qiomoya&yé Enék-az wtasotiwalisexai sek éaxsa plelxelasgema. Wa, 


léda ts!ats!&mizé h&xfa Sx&Sdxa wadkwasa la €yaxewidaya qafs tslex- 


twaxt!Alizéq 14x la x°flalllats Llasotiwalisaxa €nemxsa pielxelasge- 


ma. W&, la€méda Ogiiflamé héxfa la Axfalizaxa sek-laxsa plelxelas- 


gem qa&s 16 Ax€alitas lax tlasalitas ulasotiwalisasa enemgés. (H8em 


Légades Laxstaliza hétfa la tsiasa fyaqiwéma pielxelasgema.) Wa, 


héx-sa€més gwég*-ilaxs Eyaqwaé t !asotiwalisaxs Eyaqwaasa plelxelas= 


gemé. Wa, g°fl€misé Cwilxtowa yudux¥seemakwé lélqwailaratyaxs 1aé 


€wi€la hdqiwels laxa Lé%eflatsie g-Okwa. Wa, héx*fidatmisé naxwa 


xwanareida gas 16 witxstendxés xwaxwak!iina qa€s *mdxsésés déda- 


Emala 1aqe Wa, la&mé wiEla na&€nakwa. 


Wa, hétia la mOxsa €naldsa lélqwalatafyé la basg*a Tsaxisek: 


laas L Agorasé €yalagqasa mokwé hafyaxfasés ne &mémuta Yaéx*agematyé 


qa 1és qasaxa Gwétela tefwa Swalas Kwag-ud cefwa Qlomk: fitéesxa &né- 


ka qaselg*fs6 moOk¥ haétyaxfa lax Afwirelds tlétilex-flasa g°Iig-Skwa- 


sa Gwétela, G-ax€menufx¥ gdso.ai Gwételai qaéda lélapmutilace 1la- 


sotiwalis gqafsai, nék-é, 


Wai, 16da wadkwas ©nék-as; Halag*flétesai, 


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from the top of the blankets,and then the other young men took hold 
of it/and put it down on the left hand side of ulasotiwalis. Then/ 
the bundle of blankets was unrolled. Then the/young man who had to 
give them out took one pair of blankets and spread it out(5) and 
gave it to tidsotiwalis, Then t-sasotiwalis took hold of the one 

pair of/blankets and spread it on his knees and he spoke and/saids 
"Indeed,father Ltaqoras,true is your word, Truly you brought me up 
well./ Truly now you made me a chief and I take in exchange your/_ 
peevises and your seat,chief father. Now it is true,you acted | 
properly(10) to me in all your ways which you gave to oe Now you — 
will only be/ the old man of the house,for you will just give me ad-= 
pee that I may be a good chief./ I mean this. Now I will take hold.! 
Then he held ws one pair of/blankets Sistine tally keeper named the 
eagle Sf/ ali eis tribes, «dsotiwalis of the €nemgis. Then tla- 
sotiwalis(15)of the Q: sOmoyatyé said, "Lids sotiwalis, five pairs of 
blankets./_ Ten the young man who fo them. out took the others 
that were now being given away ,and/ threw them out at the place where 
 sotiwalis had put down the one paar: of blankets./ Then anather 
young man took up from the floor the five pairs of blanke ts/and. put 
them es in front of ive lasotiwalis of eet RAI (Tis(20)is called 
"Standing on the floor", namely ‘the young man who gives away the 
presents of blanke ts J/ And Llasotiwalis continued giving away the 
blankets./ hs soon as they had been all given to the three tribes, 
eeeiiwent out of the house into which Shee nennenaindcsatane 
Rea 2211 oroturcady and pushed thein cances into the water | 
and loaded them with things , (25)and boniinevawant home ./ 

Four days after the tribes left had Fort Rupert,/ttaqoras sent 
four young men of his numaym, the Yaéx-agemsé ,/ to go end call the 
Gwétela and €wilas Kwag-ur and Qtomk: fities,/and the inviters, the 
four young mén,said inside the doorways of the houses. of the (30) 
Gwétela, "We come(to call)you,Gwétela,for tlasotiwalis is emptying 


for/ you what is left," said he,and the other said,''You will go 


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Enék*exs laé hoquwels qa&s 16 1axa Apsalasé g*Okwa, Wa, &emxaawi- 
sé negemg*fxtewexés g°flx°dé wazdema. Wa, g¢fl€misé fwilxtolsaxa 
gigsokwa g*axaé €wl€la aédaaqéda mokwé ha€yar-fa qats 1é Ewlela 


hogwit lax g*dkwas tlasotiwalis6, Wa, 14 héx-fidatmé t fasotiwali- 


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sé &xk-!dlaxa héfyarea qa 1lés axewittialitaxa xéxetsem Leewa Lian 
Llabate, yix g°-dyimtsiefwasdisa plelxelasgeméxa la yaxtwidayusé- 
xa yiduxseemakwé lélqwilaratya, WH, g°axmé qitilyaételéda Q!dmo- 
yatyé qa€s geageawaléxa h&tyaxfay héema xée1ewalyé Leewa sésewayu 
g*ax Ax€alilems. Wa, g°fl&misé g*ax €wifla axfalilema laasa mokwé 
ha€yarfa la gqatsé€staxa yudux4se &makwe Kwaktig*uzta,. Wi, g°f1emisé 
Ewilxtolsaxa g*ig*Okwé g°axaé €wl&la aédaaqgéda mokwé hafyarfa gats 
16 ewlela hogwit lax g*Okwas Lidsotiwalisé, Wa, la&mé 6sela qa g°a- 
x€s €wifla hOgwita bébegwanemasa yldux'se&makwé Kwaktgeuta. Wa, 
g°fl€misé g°ax €wiflaé.a laas Laxfwalize Lfdsotiwalisé gqa€s yaqle- 
geafze, Wa, 1a Enékeas Wa, gélagea, yuduxse makwe Kwakiige ux 1ax- 
wa Légadex, yuem Légades 16lapmutilax yfsa Lézelaxa lélqwdlaratyé, 
wa, hS€maa genro k- féslax l6lapmutilalax qafs gigr-egamé® lalaxen 
qitiléx*s€em 14x qtdimég-ila qa qladmésen sAsemlaxa, W2, lalaxen 
Enéx*sdo&lax wibend labendalaénafyasa gwatyiflalasasa Lételax-daxa 
lélqwilarafyé, €néenak- ire e-ig-egaime’ Gélagea &x€6dxés Axéxstse- 
wads laxgeada &mo&magawalizak- 1ax6x gwéewasaxs, &nék*é, Wa, 18 
héx-€idatma Endxwa bébegwanem qiwag*fliz qa€s 16 Ax€édxa enazenems- 
gemé xetsem &xAsa wadkwe tOxs ©naxenemaé 1 abate LOxs enazenemaéd x6 
Ewaly6 Loxs Enax€nemexcaé LOq!wis LOxs ax€édaaxa Enaxye€nemextaé kea~ . 
tsienagé ax€é6tseEwasa wadkwe begwanemaxa sésewayuxa Enaxwa g°6x* gram 
64 laxa g°Okwé dag*flx.ésa bébegwanentaxs 1aé hoquwels laxa g°Okwé, 
Wai, laem Alaks {ala la loptsializa g*Gkwé laxéq. | 

Wi, g°fl€misé mOxsa €nalas .sasotiwalisé hé gwéx-€idé laé étlé- 
da €yalaqasa moOkwé hadéfyaxfa ga 16s qdsaxa Gwétela teewa Ewalas Kwa- 
geur tefwa Qiomk: fiitsesé qa geaxés EwlEla lax g*dkwaséx, laé k*dtaq 


laem €wi€la gwax gaaxstalaxa gadla. Wi, laemxaé Ogiix€idé waxdemasa 


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quickly.''(1) Thus they said as they went out. And they went to the 
next house and they just/followed with the same words as before. 

And when they had been in all the/houses,the four young men went 
back and they all/went into the house of c!asotiwalis. Then tJaso- 
tiwalis(5)called the young men to bring out of the room all the 
boxes and/cedar bark baskets in which the blankets had been that 
were given away to the/three tribes. Then the Q!omoy&€yé came on 
their own accord/ to help the young men,and the mats and paddles/ were 
put on the floor by them. And when they all had been put down on the 
floor,the four (10)young men went back to call the three Kwag*uz 
tribes,and as soon as/they had gone to all the houses,the four young 
men came back again and/went into the house of tlasotiwalis. Now 
they were waiting for/all the men of the three Kwag*uX tribes to 
come in,/and as acon aa they had all come and had gone in,t {asotiwa- 
lis arose. He spoke(15)and said, "Welcome, you three Kwaig*ur tribes,/ 
to this that has the name, this name “giving away the empty things 
left over after the inviting of the tribes'./ If I should not give 
away the empty things left over to chiefs ,T should/bring disgrace 
upon myself and disgrace on my children, It would be/said that I did 
not go to the end of our rules of inviting the(20)tribes. I mean this, 
ehiefs. Come. now and take what is wanted by you/among that which is 
piled up in the middle of the house,as it is done,’ said he, and/ 
immediately all the men stood up and each took one/box and others 
each took a basket and others a mat/and others a dish,and one spoon 
Mees Gy other nen end padalea® very nine tat’ wad? tn the 
house was taken by the men as they went out of the house./Now after 
this the house was really empty./ 

Now four days after clasotiwalis had done so he sent/again.four 
young men to go and call the Gwétela and walas Kwag-ut(30)and Qlom- 
ke Sites, all to go to his house,when they thought/they had finished 
that morning eating their breakfast. Now it is also different, the 


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qialeyakiiiga begwanemsa hétydrfaxa Enék-é; G*Axemenuex¥ qasor 
Gwétel qa Léasotiwalisxa tfemkwacé qa&s g-igregaim6, ndk-é. Wa, 

1# €ff6kea hé€yaxfa, Halag-flirasai. fnempsénatssaxstaemienuex4 | 
Enék*S. Wa, la héx*sdem gwék* fala laxa €naxwa g*-ig-okwa, Wa,g*fl- 
Emisé Ewiixtulasaxa g*ig*Okwaxs g*axaé aédaaqa qafs 16 hogwit 1ax 
g°Okwas tidsotiwalisé. Wa, héx-fidatmésé tAsotiwalisé ©yalaqasa 
la qteyok¥ hatyareasa QlomoyAfys qa 16s wilg-ustA lax Ogwisasés 
g°Okwé ga €wi[£lés ség°fxtsemdex sdldsés boca qa wiqtmaxddés6q. 
Wa, héx-idatmisé la fwilg-ustAwéda ha&yarfa qats ség* fr tsemdéxa 


silax*disa g°Okwé qa€s wiqtimaxddéq, A€mis la 8k: !dbelsa sadkwé 14x 


€wax’sanf€yasa gOxudé. Wa, g°fl&misé Cwiflaxaxs g*axaéda hatyarta 


hoqwaxa. Wa, geaxfem Swl&léda Gwétela tefwa Cwalas Kwag* ut Leewa 
Qiomk: titiesé kititsies 1ax Lldsanafyas g-oxudds Lidsotiwalisé. Wa, 
hStéa téagorasé Laxewels qa&s yaqeeg-atxé, WA, 1a Enékeay Wa,g-a— 
xems g*igregdmés Gwétel, walas Kwageut, Qidmk- tities, Wa, gélag:a 
géladzélag-a laxwa elxtayaxs gwatyifldlasasa Léxeldxa 1élqwatata- 
Eyéxwa Légadéx, yuem Légades Ltemkwa yfxox gwSx- €idaasaxsen g gi 
mafyéx xiindkwa, yiiem k* 26s qitinala gwéx*fidaatsa 1ételaxa 1élqwa- 
larafyé gaxs Sere chalets Sts6d g°Skw6laxa aXtsemé g*Okwa. néena- 

ke ize glee gam’. La€men waxaxx6x tsdsotiwaliséx qa doxtwidag: Lsdx 
laxwa k* tésk* sedétaxsa g*Iigregimafyaxsa lélqw&latatyax qa€s gagak: Ja- 
sefwa, enéx° Lens Qlomoy&fyé ga g°ax lageixtsé k!iwag-alftra expe Lia- 
sotiwaliséx. end€nake izé Qsdmoyfeys qats qialadsax gwitaasasen n&- 
qafyé. Wa, wa, &nék*Exs laé kiwag-aclsa. 

Wa, 18 Lax€welsé .asotiwalisé qats wagiepeae2s. Wa, 1a €né- 
keaz Q&t,qéta waxdemasen g*igimafyé Oompa qaxs fnékeaé gen doxtwi- 
dag*é qen genema. Wa, la&mis &x* laxen nf&qatyé waxdemas. engéna- 
k°iz6, €né€nak-1x8 Gwétel, &wdlas Kwag-ul, Q!émk: fities, la&men héx= 
deka. Ladzéemen hS%dek+a laxwa k- !8séx qitindla hé%deg*atsa Lérte= 
laxa 1élqwdlaratyé. Wa, tear eerncn fwilovex gwety&sen Ompéx gwatyi- 


Eldlatsa vréxelaxa lélqwalarafyé, La&men gwatxa lolapnutéla, lalasa 


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you,/Gwétela,for t!asotiwalis who will give away the boards to you, 
chiefs," said he./ Then the young men said: "You will go quickly,we 
call only once,"'/said they. They continued saying this in all the 
houses. As soon as(5)they had been in all the houses,they came back 
and went into the/house of tfasotiwalis. Immediately t!asotiwalis 
sent/many young men of the Q!oémoyA&yé to go up to the roof of his/ 
house and to take off all the roof planks of his house and to push 
them down./ Immediately all the young men went up,and took off the 
(10)roof planks of the house and pushed them down. Now the boards 
stood on end on/each side of the house. As soon as they were all 
down,the young men/ came down. Now all the Gwétela and walas Kwa- 
geux and/Q!lomk: Jitles sat down outside of the house of tlasotiwa-+ 
iS), Now Leaqoras arose and spoke and said: "You have come, (15) 
chiefs of the Gwétela and Cwalas Kwag°ux and b!omk: litles. Now 

come ,/come great ones to this,the last of our ways of inviting the 
tribes,/this which has a name,the name 'poking with boards', That 

is what is being done hy the chief,/my son. This is not often done 
by the inviter of the tribes,/for he is not brave enough to make a 
mew house. I mean this,(20)chiefs. I am going to say to tlasotiwalis 
to go ahead to look/among the princesses of the chiefs of the tribes 
to be married./ We are going i say this,Qlomoyaéfyé,that she may 
come and sit down here in the house with tlasotiwaltis./ I mean this, 
Qlémoyaeyé , that you may know the ways of my heart./ Wa wa,'’ said 

he and sat down./ 

Then .fasotiwalis arose and spoke. He said,/ 'Indeed,true is 
your word,my chief,father,for he said I should: look/for a wife, Now 
his word is good in my mind. I mean this./I mean this,Gwétela, &wa- 
las Kwageut,Q!domk- tities. I have succeeded./ I have succeeded great- 
ly in this that is not done often by those who invite the(30)tribes. 
Now I got everything that was mentioned by my father,the different 
ways in which/he invited the tribes. Now I have finished the giving 


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elxtatya ttemkwa. La&mox x*fselsen Léteflatsléx-daixa 1lélqwdlata-= 
Eyé g-okwa, Wa, hédzéemisa Légadex-daé Dent!laleyudzéx-di. €né- 
Enak*ixé, La&men labend wi€lorax gwa®yiflalasasa Létela. Wa, wa= 
g°fzla qiwag*flstex g*igregdmés Gwétel, Swalas. Kwag-ut, Qtomk: fi- 
tles qa€s &x€édadsaxwa sdldxsen g*Oxud6x, enék-é, qaxs k* ésaé Cya- 
qitilay& sadkwaxs hide gwéx-idayuwé. Wa, héx-fidatmisé &naxwa qswaie 
g’flsa bébegwanemé qa&s 1é wix-®idxa fnaxenemxsa sadk¥ gas 1é na- 
Enak¥ 1laxés g*igeOkwé. Wa, &€misé .asotiwalisé teewis Ompé i ia- 
qotas la &matwa lax g*Okwasés mag*izé cécetala. Wa laem gwar che 
Lézeldxa 1élqwdlatatyé 1axéq. 

10. Marriage. 

Wa, la ma&xEenxé tslewinxas tidsotiwalisé x°d6sa%a qaxs le&maé 
windta g*ayflax Q!6x°Lalagaxa k- {Sdezas A€maxiilataxa g*ayuté lax 
Enefméemutasa Kikwak!imasa Gwétela, yixs nemge &yaxsemaé Ofmag*ftyé= 
gaxa Abempas Qséx-talaga, yixs ke !6édéraé O&mag’f-yégas Enemogwisxa 
xamagemafyé g*Igdmésa ne&mémutasa tsactelaminasa enemgésé, 

Wa, la ma&zxfenxé tslewiinxas g-ayAlé tlasotiwalisax Qséx-talaga 
laas Lételéda g*igdma®yasa €ne&mémutasa G* ig: flgamasa Enemgeséxa . 
Légadds Lelak-fnx-fiddixa mosgefmakwé Kwaktig‘ut tefwa Mamaléleqala 
teewa Qwequsdtiénoxw6 Lrefwa Lawits/ésé te€wa Madfzbéee ceewa Denax:- 
da&x¥ ce&wa Aewalvela Lefwa Dzawadesnoxw6 cefwa Haxwamisé., Ma&xitse- 
megigeeyo léelqwilarafy6 réxelasefwas Lelak*finx’tidé lax fyflisé. 
wi, g°fl€misé la €wilg-flisa léelqwilaratyé laas héx-€ida€mé 1 faso- 
tiwalisé xwinat€id qa€s gwégiinéxés g*ig-ta plelxelasgem laxa nax- 
wa bébegwanema. Wa, g°fl€misé la SwilFla ginéda bébegwanemaxés dé- 
danemé pselxelasgem lax tsasotiwalisé laas ttasotiwalisé réelalaxa 
g°axsaxa geayure 1axa Enaxwa lécelqwalarafya qa lés €wi€la lax g°aéq 
Lelasa 14x g*Gkwas M&enakiilaxa g-ayuzé 14x neemSmutasa Tslétsléex- 
walagéma®yasa €nemgesé. Wa, ze t1 emi sé g°ax €wllaé_a g-ixsh laas 
Léaqotas fem kéwaé%tshxs laé yaqlegeafia, Wa, 18 EnSkeas Wa, gé= 


lagea g*igregamé®. Wa, g°Glag-a laxwa laxwa ke $6s6x ax€em waxydema- 


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Now my feasting house has disappeared,my house for the tribes ,/and 
this great one that has the name Dentlalafyu./ I mean this. I have 
gone to the end, I have gone through all the rules of the inviter. 
Now/go on and stand up,chiefs of the Gwétela,€walas Kwag*ut ,Qiom~ 
ke lutles,(5)and take the roof of my house,!’ said he,for the/boards 
are not given away to each singly when they do this. Immediately 
all the/men stood up and carried on their shoulders each one board, 
and they went home/to their houses. Only t/asotiwalis and his father 
Lsaqoras/went into the house of their near relative, Now this is the 
end of the(10) inviting of the tribes, 
10. Marriage 

Then for two winters Ledsotiwalis took a rest,for he was/se~ 
cretly engaged to marry Q!éx-Lalaga,the princess of A€maxiilaz ,who 
belonged to the/numaym Kikwak!iim of the Gwétela. For O&mag: tyéga, (15) 
the mother of Q!6x-.dlaga was a Mamaléleqdla woman. Ofmag:fyéga was 
the princess of fnemogwis,/the head chief of the numaym t Jat felamin 
of the Enemgis ./ 

After two winters,ttasotiwalis asked Q{éx-talaga in marriage./ 
Then the chief of the numaym G-Iig-flgam of the €nemgis,/whose name 
was Lelak*inx-tit invited the four Kwag-ut tribes, the Mamaléleqdla, 
(20) the Qwéqusdt!énox¥ and the Lawits!és and the Madizxbé€ and the 
Denax*da€x¥/and the A€waitela and the Dzawadgénox¥ and the Haxwamis. 
Twelve/tribes were invited by Lelak+fnx-€It at Alert Bay./ As soon 
as all the tribes had arrived,right away tiasotiwalis/made ready and 
asked payment of all those who had borrowed blankets from: him. (25) 
As soon as all the men had paid their debts for the/blankets borrowed 
from t!asotiwalis,then tlasotiwalis invited/all iieeaitsts belonging 
to all the tribes,that all should stay/in the house of M&€nakiila who 
belonged to the numaym Tstétsiétwalagam6€/of the €nemgis. As soon 
as all the chiefs were in,(30)t saqovas was just sitting down as he 
spoke. He said: “Now/come,chiefs,come to this which is not a new 


saying.(1)This was already said by our ancestors,to be said in this 


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xwa gwalela®muréx waidemxens wiwOmp€wiia qa gwék: {alas laxwa gaga- 
ke lax watdema. ~€néenak-izé g:igeegaima qaxs 1e&maé gwaxi1anuex 
wazdemé ceewa grigdmatyaé A€mAxilaxé qaés ke 16d6x6 Qiéx-Lalaga. 
Wa, la&mSts 1laxeda€x¥ro. g*igregam6® Cyalagemttsg-a t sAsotiwalisek: 
yalasds Lé_taxsfalakwa 14xOx gwék*talaséx laqu, enék-é, 

WH, héx-€idatmisé la &wila hoqtiwels laxa g*Okwa g‘axsd qats 
16 hogwit lax @-Okwas €nemOgwis. Wa, la&mé Aem ne gextewayé waxde= 
mas yaqeentsalasa Syalagemé g*axs& laxcn latma ke fatlédayu qatsxa 
ke fésarax qié€mfla, yixs &€maé mokwa bébegwanem yalagemsa gagak: fa. 
Wi, hem &nemx*idatasa yuduxewidara Léqwifldlatsaygagak: tax, Wa, 
yuemis gwefyasa bakstimS waewalatsila k- lés€6Xtienda qadzita qaxs 
h&€maé Légemse gwéx* &idaastasa g*igeegdmatyasa léelqwalaratyaxs qa- 
dziré.6 qa Léasotiwalisé, qaxs g*igdmatyaé lag-izas hé RwSx-€1ds aé- 
xa qié€mAla geixsd la eyalagema lax A€maxtilaxé. Wa, hé€mis la na. . 
xwaem la €yaxtwitsetwa geaxsdsa Snaxenemxsa pielxelasgems A€maxtilax 
laé gwaxé waxdemas. Wa, laem héx-fidaem g*ax hoqiwels 1ax g*okwas 
Enemogwisé qats 16 €wifla n&dnx¢iindlaxa €naz®nemxsa pielxelasgemxs 
laé hogwit 14x g*Okwas M&€nakiila. Wa, 1a kitis€aliza lax wax-sa€né- 
gwitasa g*okwé. Wa, 18 Lax€walix6 GiiyOtelaséxa xamagematyé g*Igd- 
mésa €neemémutasa Mamaléleq!amé. Wa, 14 yaqlegeatza. Wa, 1a fné- 
keas W8gea héxgimgralizax g-igdm6® 1. {asotiwalis. G°ax&menufx¥ ha-= 
1A g*axdzé€menuex¥ qiexelqdlaxg’as genemtg*Os, g*Lgim6&, &nék-6xs 
laé ke !6xsemdxa €nemxsa peelxelasgem qafs qsexaxéq, he gwareda tste- 
daqaxs qeexalaaxés xtnokw6é., D&xg°a Qséx*Lalagek*xg-a ke l6édézge-as 
A€maxtlazé. G*ax€menulx¥ qieXelgdlaxg-as genemg*os, g-igdmée. ené= 
Enak*izé, wig-iflaens &em qadzétax tensta qaens g*igdmatyox L!aso-= 
tiwaliséx, enéx- se ewiin gen €nék-ad. g*igdmé&. Wa, wa, ©nék-éxg 1aé 
k!wag*alfza,. 

Wi, 18 Lax€walizé tlaqotasé yfx Smpas tsasotiwalisé. wa, 1a 
yaqtegeafra, Wa, 1&4 Enékeas Adzék-easdr gigregimS®, adzdk-atsés 


watdemos. Héxtodzélaxas wiyd.aa qadzéy6s A€wawaasagos. K:!e&s ye- 


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way in marry ing ¥/ I mean this, chiefs, for we are agreed in taltke 
ing together/with chief AK€maxtilax on account of his princess Q!6x*-= 
Lalaga./ Now go on, you chiefs sent by chief .lasotiwalis,(5)you 
are already advised what is to be said about this," said he./ 

Immediately all the chiefs went out of the house and they/went 
into the house of fnemdgwis. Now they just followed the words of 
the/speech (that is used) when chiefs are sent, as I have written 
for you before./ Not many of them went, for there are only four men 
sent by the one who asks in marriage,(10) and this is one of the 
three different ways of asking in marriage and/this is called by 
the Indians "great work in bringing out the privileges in marriage," 
for/this is the name of what was going to be done by the chiefs of 
the tribes when they/were about to arrange the marriage for 1. taso- 
tiwalis,for he is a chief./ Therefore they did so./ Look at the many 
chiefs that were sent to Aemaxtilax Then each one(15) of the chiefs 
was given one pair of blankets by A€maxtilax/when they finished their 
speeches. And immediately they came out of the house of/€nemogwia and 
“they were wearing each one pair of blankets/as they went into the 
house of M&€nakiila. Then they sat down on each side of the/house, 
Then Giyozvelas arose, the head chief(20)of the numaym Mamaléleqiam, 
and he spoke and said:/ “Turn pitt face this way, chief tlasotiwalis. 
We come back ,/we great ones come carrying in our arms this, your wife 
chief," said he, as he folded up one pair of blankets and carried it 
in his arms in the manner of a/woman carrying her child. “Look at 
this Qi6x*Lalaga, the princess of (25)A€maxtilaz. We come carrying in 
our arms your wife, chief./ I mean this. We are just told to go on to 
marry tomorrow for our chief here, .fasotiwalis,/this I was told to 
tell you chief. Wa wa," said he and sat down./ 

Then arose tsagotas, the father of ttasotiwalis, (30)He spoke 
and said: “You are really great, chief; really great is your/speech. 
You are so great that you could not help getting there on account 


of your greatness. For there is nothing (1) impossible for a chief 


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youanems g*igema®yaxs yaqseg*atzaé. Ya, gelak-as€lax*i waidemas 


_A€maxilazaxa g*igdma’ya. Enéenak* {re crigeegamé®, lafmen Cnéx- gens 
e P 


nanagég*ieméx waidemasa e’igeeghimafyad Atmaxtilaia yixs “nék-aé gens 
qadzéraeméx Xensia, Wa, la&mésen enix: qats dOqwatads 1axens Axcé- 
ts6Lta lax Léqwifltla qadzé. sénésens wiwompetwiia 1aqdxs yuduxfwida— 
raéx, enék’é, 

Wa, 1% yaqésegeaczé Lelak-fnisxa g-igdmatyasa Lawits,ése, y{x 


gagempas Ls4sotiwalisé, Wa, la &nékras Héemaxtins gadzéu ténatya 


‘€waewalatséla ke {6sfdxrtsend qadzéta, qaen g*ixséestelax ts f6xUcema. 


énéenak’126 laems g*Ig*egamSs hamazel léclqwdlaré§ néx18€damasiexs 

k 18k les&3g qaxg*fin ke /8sék* wawattaxa g:Igdmacyé Aemaxtilaxé qsé= 
qiddaas g°igdmafya. En6Enak? 1x6, laems Acm y&r fArox eg igre gimée 
gans6 amaqaso 14x6 ©nék*é. Wa, wa, ©nékeé. Wa, la na€&naxmafyé6 New 
g’aixa xfmagematyé g*igdmésa ne &mémutasa Temt temte 1sasa Mama léleqa- 
laxa nék°6, Yiiem yudzéemos waxdemagqés eg’ igdmé® Lelaksenis, yixs 
Enék*aaqgds qa Swl€lés g°ax Lladstarens k* fék- les€&6x laxwa €walasé 
g°ixsé€stdla g*Igdma®yaxwa qadzétatOx teasotiwalisé, Wi, wi. 
g*fttlax-ens g*ig*egamé&. Alagea€maxefins gag-ustAx gaailera, nék-s , 
Wa, la&mS gwax 1lax6q, Wa, la&mé Cwlla hoqiwels laxa 2° Okwé.. 

Wa, g*fl€misé €nax-fidxa gaala laas fem ésela Leasotiwalisé ya 
EwlElés gwar gaaxstaléda €naxwa bébegwanema. Wa, g°f1&misé k*Ota 
Lfasotiwalisaq lacm €wl€la gwax ha€mipa laé tyalaqasa g*ayuxé lax hd- 
Eyarfsa Q!omoyAfyéS ga 1lés qasaxa na€yazredsa enaxwa 1éelqwalatatya 
qa g*axés Swifla hoOgwit lax g*Okwas M&€naktila qaxs hé&maé g-aérelé 
Llasotiwalisé. Wa, g*fl&misé e*ax EwlElaéréda hatyaxfa 1aé 1 lasoti- 
Walisé 4x€6dxa yasckwé qa€s tstawanagés laxa hadf&yarfa ga yitsekimdds. 
Wa, g*fl&misé gwax yasektimaxs 1laé Lidsetiwalisé tstasa giimsé qa gum- 
glimsemdé s . Wa, g*fl€misé gwax giimsa 1aé SxeGdé . $Aqo.asaxés qamxwa= 
sa kwékwé gas Swiflé gdmxtwidxa hatyareta, Wa, g-T1lemisé gwiza laas 


Lsagocasé Ogwaqga qewalax*fida qaxs 1aLé qiigéxa hélele-fsré ha&yaxrea, 


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when he speaks. ‘Thank you for the saying of/A€maxiilaz, that great 
chief. I mean this, chiefs. I wish to/obey what is said by chief 
Aemaxiilat,as he told us to/ get married tomorrow. Now I wish it to be 
seen by you what we are going to use,(5) all the different ways of 
marrying of our forefathers, as there are three ways, "/ said he./ 
Then spoke Lelak*enis, the chief of the Bawits!és, the/grand- 
father of L!asotiwalis. He said, "Let this be our way of marry- 
ing,/'working something great for bringing out the privileges in 
marriage', for my grandson, this one who is all over a chief,(10) 
I mean this. Now you chiefs of the tribes, show your/ privileges 
for I have no mercy on chief A€mAxtilax,/the chief who has much prop- 
erty. I mean this. Now you will only take caré,chiefs,/if we 
should be met in sham fight," said he. "Wa wa," said he, Then Ne-~ 
g°a,/the head chief of the numaym Temttemtels of the Mamaléleqdla, 
answered and(15)said, "This is your great word, chief Lelak-enis, 
for/you said that we all should come out and show our privileges 
for this great one/who is a chief all over, the chief who will be 
married, t!asotiwalis, Now/let us do it, chiefs, only let us get up 
early in the morning,” said he./ Then they finished after this and 
they all went out of the house./ 

(20) As soon as day eam in the morning, t!asotiwalis just waited 
for/all the men to finish eating their breakfast, and as soon as/ 
Lfasotiwalis thought that all had finished eating, he sent young 
men of the/Q!émoy&fye to go to call the young men of all the tribes/ 
to come into the house of M&*nakiila,for that was where(25) Liadsoti- 
walis was staying. And as soon as all the young men were in,t !asoti- 
walis/took tallow and distributed Lt among the young men to put it on 
their faces./ And after they had greased their faces, t!asotiwalis 
gave them ochre to put on their faces,/and when they had finished 
putting on ochre, L2aqoas took his/eagle down and put down on all 
the young men and after they had finished(30)t saqoras also dressed 


himself, for he was going to walk among the young men who were hired./ 


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Wa, g°fl€misé gwata 1a6 €wi€la hdqiiwels ldxa g-Okw6, Wa, hé€ndkiila 
laxa €nelbatyé g*Skwa qa&s €wi&lé hogwit laqe Wa, 1&8 nemadzaqwa 
Enék*a hatyaxyfa; Hélai, hélai, hélai, hélai. Wa, g°fl&misé qiwéx- 
€ida laas teaqorasé ©nék-as Laems 1ax €wex6tax g*axentaxg’in i la- 
gobtealtesion! Enékeé, Wa, g°f1lEmisé qlilba wazdemas LsagoLasaxs 


1aé €wl€la hdgiwels ldxa g°Okwé qa€s 16 hogwit 1laxa apsalasé g*6- 


‘kwa, Wa, &emxaawisé neqemg*fXtewexés g°flx-dée gwék- salasa. wa, 


g°fl€misé &wilxtolsaxa g-ig-Okwé laé €wifla la hogwit 14x g*dkwas 


M&€nakiila. WH, héx*fidafmisé clasotiwalisé Axk*falaxa ha€yaxrea ga 


—h6sfidéséxa ptelxelasgemé ga sések*laxsaizés gwélizaxa sek: !ap!en- 


€yag?i plelxelasgem qadzétemt 1ax A€maxtilazé. Wa, g-fl€misé gwara 
ha€yax€a 1laé kitis€aliza qa€s 6seléxa g*Ig-egdmatyasa léelqwilaratyé 
qa g°axés hogwita laxa g*Okwé, Héda lageitas gata k*iés g-ax ho 
gwita g*Igtegdmatyé laxa g*Okwaxs qewalax*aé, WA, g*axtmé hogwite- 
1éda g-igregdmafyasa léelqwalarafyéxa hdlsela€m6é k-i6s naxwa xé—- 
xuge kusa atwatwe Sx*tslem LOxs k*6dzitbalaéda wadkwaxa aédzemé. wa, 
14 Enaxwaem dalaxés ylyaqlentpléqé tslitslexemakwa qléqleltieselaxa 
Lsaqwa., WH, 14 gtimékwa k-fefs qiéqielticdzéxa cldqwa. Wa, 1% €na- 
xwaem tiétiexealaxés nacnxfiinafyé la witwiség-akwa. Wa, 1a4xa6 €na- 
xwa qdmdk¥sa qamxwasa kwekwé, Wa, la qéqex*emalaxa laelaxwiwatyé, 
Wa, laem kiis&aliza 1ax wax: sanégwizasa g°Okw6. Wa, laem k*!@s g-ax 
kiwigé1{xza wadkwé laxa Gwétela 14q, qaxs laéda wadkw6 1ax g*ékwas 
Enemogwisé qaxs h&é gaé.elé A€mAxiilaxé g*dkwas. WA, g*fl€misé la 
Cwi€laéia g*igregima®yé lax g*Okwas M&Endici a laas Lax€walix6 .fa- 
qo.asé. WH, 18 yaqsegrat%a, WH, 18 Enék-as Wa, gélagea, géladzé- 
lag’a g-igeegamés léelqwdlaré&, G°axtems laxwa xtiltafyéx gens gwé~ 
Enakilasa yfsens wilwompfwita, Wd, la€mésens nanagetfenargé 1ax 
gwéenakiilasasa qadzéLax*tax.NisaéLensaq' watdema, Has&maaxsdxwagé 
waxdema yix bekwélénukwaens lag*izaens ke les azé6latya,. €néEnak-i- 
xé grigregdmés léelqwalaré®, Wag-ftla raxewalizrex g-igdmes® Rwaxe~ 


lag*flisxa xamagematyé g-Igdmésa netmémutasa Madmtag-ila gwe yas, 


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(1) And when they had finished, all went out of the house, and they 
went straight/to the house at the upper end of the village and they 


went in. And the/young men said together, "Hire, hire, hire, hire:" 
As soon as they stopped speaking/then tiaqotas said, "Now you will 

go and take pity on me,that I am tsasotiwalis,"(5)said he. As soon 

as L saqoras finished his speech/then all went out of the house and 
they went into the next house ,/and they just said again the same 

they had said before, and/after they had gone to all the houses, they 
all went into the house of/M&€nakila. Immediately c!dsotiwalis asked 
the young men to (10)count the blankets,for there were in five piles 
distributed five hundred/blankets meant as a marriage gift to A&ma~ 
xtilat. After they had done so/ the young men sat down and waited for 
the chiefs of the tribes/to come into the house. This is the reason 
that it takes a long time,that the chiefs do not come/to the house, 
because they were dréssing. And now there came in (15) the chiefs of 
the tribes simosttall/wearine in their ears large abalone shells 

and nose ornaments, and others small abalone shells,/and all carry- 
ing speakers’ staffs, and the faces were blackened of those who had 
broken/coppers and painted red of those who had not broken any cop- 
pers, and all of them/having their blankets over one shoulder, and 
belted, and all (20) covered with down of the eagle, and wearing ker- 
chiefs around their heads./ Then they sat down on each side of the 
house. Now/some of the Gwétela did not sit down among them for some of 
them were in the house of/€nemdgwis, for Aemaxtlaz was staying in his 
(€nemogwis's) house. As soon as/all the chiefs were in the house of 
M&Enakila, Lsagotas arose(25)and spoke and said, Now come, come 
great ones,/chiefs of the tribes. Come that we may thus move on the 
line marked out for us/by our forefathers. Now we will follow it,as 
is/done in this marriage name. Will it be our wish? It is what he/ 
said, he who made us. Therefore we do nothing new. I mean this,(30) 
chiefs of the tribes, Now stand up, chief A€waxalag’flis/(he meant 


the head chief of the numaym Madmtag*ila)(1) that you may go and 


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qa&s lads wataqag:flizela laxa g-Igdmatyaé A€maxitilaza. Wag-ftla 
Laxewilizrex g*igaimé® Qidqiufyalagtimxa xdmagematyé g-Igdmésa €ne~- 
Emémutasa Swalasasa Mamaléleq&la gwefy&s, qa&s lads wataqag’flixe- 
la laxa g*igdmatyaé Kemaxilata, Wag-ftla raxtwalizrex g-Igamé& 


Qsiimxelag*flisxa xamagema®yé g*Igdém6sa ne &mémutasa G-ig-flgémasa 


“nemgés gwefyas, qa&s lads waragag’flixela laxa g° igdma yas A&maxt- 


laxa, Wag*fzla Laxewhlitrex g*igdmé® Odzéestalisxa xamagematyé g-I- 
gamé sa Enefmémutasa Ninemaseqg&lisasa Lawits!és gwetyas, qats lads 
wataqag’flizela laxa g*igdmatyaé A&maxtilata. Wa, laems lax ladzé- 
ems lard. g*igregdmé® 1axds k* 26k* fes€Aqdsa wataqag’flizela. Wa, 
wa, Snékeé, 

Wa, hdx-€idatmisa mokwé g*Igregim6® qiwag-fliza qats 18 qiwa- 
g°flix yfpeml{z laxa Sgwifwalitasa g-Okw6. Wa, 14 yaqiega&xé Awa- 
Xelag-flisé6, Wa, ld EnSk-a:s Qa, qatés watdemos g° Igamé& Lf2goLas. 
Qataxs qedlaléstmaagds laxenufx4 k- seoxwa xLaxwataxwa qitindlax yfl- 
gwasa wataqag’flizela, néenak- ire ‘Lamenuéxu laz, ensicast laé de- 
noxLaléda modkwé &lakixs laé hoquwels laxa g*Okwé qa®s 16 hogwit 14x 
g°Okwas €nemdgwisd, Wa, 1a k!lis€aliza ytidukwé gigregamée lax atwi- 
telaisa tlex-fla., Wa, 146x-acmisé la Lacwizé fwaxelag:flisé dalaxés 
wig entoleobe Wi, 1# yadqleg-atza, Wa, 14 €ndk-a: Wagea h¥latolecor 
g°igdm6e A€maxiilat qats hovéladsaxg:anuéx¥ gaits !6nék:, Graxemenuexu 
g° ig: amée wataqag:flitela g:igimé&, G*axfemk: qeapsageada hélanem- 
k*g*ada g*axrek* qadzératexs ks EdSLagds, ‘gr Teams, endk-s, Wa, 
1a kiwag-flfza laas Laxewiliza g-Igdmatyé Qiaqsufyalagimé. Wa, 1a 
yaqéegeatra, Wa, 1a Enék*as G*ax&men g*Lgaimée laxwataiecas arélé6 
watdema, G*ax&men wataqag’flitela g-igams&.« Laem€laenufexu gaxca 
qadzétarexs ke !6dézxaqds g°igdmé£ Aemaxtilat ga Lsdsotiwalisé6, €né- 


fnak*1x6 g*Lgdmee Aemaxtilar qa&s gwalizaos, Enék*6xs laé kiwag-alf- 


‘Ya, Wa, la Laxewalizxa g° Igimatyé Qiimx-clag*flis6é, Wa, 14 yaqle= 


geafxa, WA, 1&8 Enékea, Gedxemen tssdxUrcem AemAxtilax, G*ax€men 


Wataqag’flizela, g’igim6&, G-ax€men qiaqialazg-eydsg°ada 1ak* qsa~ 


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ask in the house about chief A€mAxiilat. Now/stand up, chief Q!a- 
qiufyalagim (he meant the head chief of the/numaym walas of the, 
Mamaléleqdla) that you may go and ask in the house/about chief 
Kemaxtlazx. Now stand up, chief (5) Qitimx-elag*flis, (Hé meant the 
head chief of the numaym G°ig- fl gdm of the/€nemgis) that you may 
go and ask in the house about chief/ A€mixtlazt. Now stand up, chief 
Odzétstalis (he meant the head chief/of the numaym Ninemaseqg&lis of 
the Lawits!és) that you may go/ and ask in the house about chief 
A€maxtlat. Now you will go, great ones, (10) you chiefs who have 
this privilege to ask in the house. Wa,/ wa." said he,/ 
Immediately the four chiefs stood up and they stood/ in a 
row in the rear of the house and then/ A€waxalag:flis spoke and 
said, "Indeed, true is your word, chief t!aqokas. (15) Indeed you 
know that these are our privileges which are difficult, for often 
they are/ hurt who are asked in the house. I mean this. Now we 
shall go, said he, as they/ went one after another,the four true | 
men,as they went out of the house and went into the/house of Ene - 
mogwis, And the three chiefs sat down/ inside the door, Now A€wa- 
xalag*flis was standing on the floor of the house, carrying his 
(20) speaker's staff. He spoke and said, "Go on, set your ear right,/ 
chief A€maxtlar, and listen to the reason why we are walking here, 
We come ,/ chief, to inquire in your house, chief. Those who have 
been hired come jointly./ They will come to get married to your 
princess, chief,”said he./ Then he sat down and chief Q!aq!ufya- 
lagiim arose and (25) spoke. He said, "Chief, this is not a new 
way/ of speaking tg come to inquire in the house, chief, Now we 
will come / to get married to your princess, chief A€mAxtilaz, 
for chief tiasotiwalis./ I mean this, chief Atmaxiilaz, You 
will be ready," said he and he sat-down./ Then arose chief 
QsOmx-flag*flis and (30) spoke and said, 'I come, grandson A€ma- 
xilax, I come/ to inquire in the house, chief. I come, assembling 


these (1) who will come to marry your princess, chief A€maxiilaz./ 


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psétgrada g*axtek> qiadzSracexs k-tédétaqos g-Igimé& A€maxilaz. 
H3emésen g°axéia togin €néfnemokik: ga temsx:fg-flizésds k: $6dé~ 
taqg6s g* Tgimse Aemaxiilaz, axSlawises yfxg-in waddemk- 14. g*igd- 
mé°xg-ada witaqag’f1izelaxg-ada watdemg*asens gaaigempewiza, Wa, 
wa, €nék°6xs laé kiwig'f1{%a, WA, 14 Laxilita g-Igdmatyé Odzefsta- 
lis. Wa, 1&8 yaqheg-atta, WH, 1&8 nék-a Yawitslaxsdazaxs yaq!en-— 
tialad, Geaxtmen g-igdme’, gaxemen waraqag’flizela g- igamée Tene 
xilaz laxwa Légadé qa Légems qa Légems Wawazk-iné laxa xundx®wid- 
laxasoOs k- /6dézaqds tetwa g* Lgamatyaé t Jasotiwalisa qaxg:fn qlu- 
nalék: wittelaxa qldmddéda xomAxeidé tslédaqaxa fnék-axés haydté 
Sg°anemé geixed wataqag’flfizelax Abasaxés g-AxexOs g:fnanema, WA, 
yaenaceo Enéenak: 1x6 -g* Lgamée, laemk: wiwilgdme g-ig-e gimé€g-ada 
g°axek* wataqag’flizela qa temsx-eg’fliztésos k- $édézaqds g° lgimee, 
Wa, wa, €nék°éxs 1laé k!wagfliza, 

Wa, 1&8, raxewalizé Odzéestaliséxa g*ayuré lax €neemémutasa 
Kakwak!aimasa Gwétela yixs hé€maé &neemémuts Afmaxtilaxé6. Wa, 1a 
yaqiegeatza, Wa, 1A €nSkea: Alasés watdemds gs Lgimae Odzéesta- 
lisxa Léqéla qa Légemsa ©naxwaemtaens Enak: (adLa xlndx¥ewidlaxasg: in 
ke $6d6zeEk° LEcwss catwinemiaéda g*igdimatyaé L!Asotiwalisa qitaxs 
leEmaéx l&.a g*Lgim& laxg-a ke lédéig-fsg-in g*igdmék-, €néenak-1z6 
eg igeegimé® €néenak-ixé Enék-6xs laé dax-€idxa nemxsa laxa plelxe- 
lasgem g°ax axalilems Atmaxilazé. Latm lalg-ada mexstawég°asg°ada 
k: $6a6xek*. Laems 18% g&qdlazrgdk:, &nék*6xs laéS yax€witsa matzra-~ 
xsa pselxelasgem 1ax Awaxalag’ flisé.. Wa, la €naxwa mémaézaxsa p.el- 
xe lasgemé Cyaxtwidayaséxa yudukwé g-Ig*egdmatya ogitla 1ax Awaxala- 
g°flisé, Wa, g°fl&mis6 gwaz fyaqwaxs tae tenes Odzéestalisé: Wa, 
wa, gélagea g*Igeegdmé® gadzérax, &nék-6, Wa, h8x- €idatmiséda 
mokwé g-Lg-e gimé®& qiwag-:fliza qats €naxwé ydlaqwasés yiy#laxtenaxs 
laé hdgiwels laxa g-Okwe gats 14 hogwit lax g:Okwas °nemdgwisé 
yiydlagiteewaya ga&s 16 qiwag?flix lax Awi.elasa tiex-fldsa g-Okwé. 


Wa, la&mS Awaxalag:flisé yaqlegratlaxs laé €nemaxfid 


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This is why I come with our friends to shake off the floor of the 
house your princess,/ chief A€maxtilar, This 1s no new way of 
speaking to you, chief,/ this inquiring in the house. It is the 
way of saying of our grandfathers. Wa (5) wa," said he and sat 
down. Then arose chief Odzé&stalis/and spoke. He said, speak- 
ing angrily,/ "I come, chief, I come to inquire in the house, 
chief Kemaxilaz/ in this which ae a name, the name Wawaxk:fn, 
when your princess will have a child/ with chief L!Asotiwalis, 
for I have (10) often heard that a quarrelling woman brought dis- 
grace when she said to her rival,/ tmay be those who inquired in 
the house about your mother who was the reason of your being a 
child, were not chiefs from both sides! /This is what I mean, 
chief, These are high chiefs/ who come to inquire in the house, 
to shake from the floor your princess, chief./ Wa, wa", said he 
and he sat down. (15) 

Then Odzé€stalis arose. He comes from the numaym/ Kukwa- 
klim of the Gwétela, for that is the numaym of A€mAxtilaz,and he/ 
spoke and said, "True, true is your saying, chief Odzé€stalis,/ the 
giving a name when she expects a child, in case/ your princess here 
should have for her husband chief t!dsotiwalis, Indeed ,(20) you 
got her, chief,this princess of my chief here. TI mean this,/ 
chiefs,I mean this," said he. Then he took one pair of blankets/ 
and put them down by A€mixtlax “Now this will go to this repre- 
sentative of this/princess. Now you will let these walk with you,” 
said he as he gave the/ two pairs of blankets to A€waxalag:flis. 
Then he gave two pairs of (25) blankets to the three other chiefs 
beside/ A€waxalag’flis. As soon as he had finished giving away 
Odzéestalis said,/ "Wa, wa, Come chief, get married now” said he 
and immédiately/ the four chiefs arose and they all sang their. sacred 
songs /as they went out of the house, and they went into the house 
of Enemogwis (30) singing as they were walking. And they stood 
inside of the door of the house, 


And now A€waxalag*flis spoke as they e11 (1) stopped singing 


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qhwéx€f{dexe ylydlaqwalaé. Wa, 1@ €nékeas Wag:fxla ho.élacex. 
e* Lgame® Llasotiwalis, G°ax€menu&x4 qiqelaxg*as genemg’os, Ené- 
k*6xs laé x'flx€aliiasa mafzaxsa peelxelasgema. DA&qek*, &né&na- 
k* 1x6 latmens Lélég*és6 gens ldlag:i g*igregime® qadzéraxa ke '3~ 
aSvasa g* igimatyé Aemaxilazé, Enék*é, Wa, hx €idatmisa enaxwa hai- 
Eyarea Sxke [dlasdé qa &naxwatmis gamxalaxa s6seke-laxsa plelxelasgem 
qafs'lé g&mxelsalas 14x L.fdsandfyas g*Skwas nemoOgwisé. Wi,g-fl- 
Emisé €witlatwelsa gadzérayuré peelxelasgemxs laé wi€la hédqiwelsa 
Enaéxwa Lé€lqwdlaratya qa&s 16 &witla klistls lax &mddzasasa plel- 
xE lasgema « Wa, g°fl€misé &wilg-aclsa laas Laxewilsé Lalak-otstaxa 
xdmagematyé g-igimésa tne&mémutasa Haanaréen&. Wi, laem yayagien- 
temstasa gadzé.a. Wa, laem k* $6sfonuxusa yayaqientémtsa Cwatwala- 
tsila qadzéia. 

Wa, 1& yaqtegeatxa. WH, 14 Enékeas G*a&xdzéEmens gaxarSla 
g-igtegdimés léelqwalaré laxwa régadéx. Yiiem régades €watwala- 
tsila qidzéta. Yuem grax nélatsens k:ték*tes€6x qa temsx-eg: f1i- 
leme k:!6dézasa Alakw6é g°éxsé6€stala g: igdimatya. €né€nak: 146. g*agem- 
dalaemtentexs Lécaxtimafyagos, néenak-iz6. Wa, gélag-a eg igdmé® 1 Ja 
qwadzé (xa g*Igimatyasa ne &mémutasa Tst6Xtscexwalagkmatyasa fnem- 
gésé, yixs h€€maé kwék4sa Enaxwa léelqwdlaratya) qaé&s g°axads Laxe 
Ewels laxgea Laewasg-asés niiyembalisaé Kiwagaxsatno, h8€maas k* le- 
As weyd.anemé, €nék-6. Wa, héx-fidatmisé rax®welsé Lfaqwadzé, yfixa 
macxeidaxas k:fés€6 LO& Ktindsila qats 16 Laxewelsa. Wa, 1a yaqleneee 
fya, Wa, 14 €nékea; Laten yawas€idia laxen g’Okwa, Qatas 1laqeama- 
6x €nékea qa €wl€lés g-ax. néxéidens k*ték- fest, enékeexs laé dzelx- 
Ewida qa€s 16 laé. laxés g-dkwé. Wa, k«léstlé giitaxs g-Axaé g°h- 
xawels 18x tlex-ftlis&s g-dkwé ddlaxa Yek!wisé.: WA, 1& Enékea Lé- 
xatalai, Wa, léda bébegwanemé téxadzewSx tsigemas g*Skwas fnemd- 
gwisé, Wa, g°axé cfaqwadzs hekwaxa g-fldekilés gaxemisé gilpste- 
w6xa Xeklwisé hanac!ala. WA, g°ax8 g*ax€atela lax tlex-flisa g°d- 


kwas €nemOgwisé laé vaxtwelsa, Wa, 1a yaqtegeatza, Wa, 1d, enégre~ 


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their sacred songs, all stopping at the same time. He said, "Now 
listen to me,/ chief c!dsotiwalis, We come and your wife walked 
with us,"/ said he as he threw down the two pairs of blankets. 
"hook at her. I mean this./ Now we have been called to go, chief, 
to get mrried to the (5) princess of chief A&mixiilaz," said he. 
Immediately all the/. young men were asked to carry five pairs of 
blankets/ and to go and put them down owtside the house of fnemd- 
gwis. As soon/ as all the blankets to be used for the wedding were 
carried out, all the tribes went out./ They sat down where the 
blankets had been piled up (10) and when they were all on the 
ground Lalak-otsia,/ the head chief of the numaym Haadnaténo arose. 
He was going to be the speaker/for the wedding. He owned the privi-~ 
lege of being the speaker at the/great wedding./ 

Then he spoke and said, ‘MWe have come, (15) chiefs of the 
tribes,to this which has a name, which is named a great/ wedding. 
This is where we show our privileges, to shake from the floor/ the 
princess of this one who is through and through a chief. I mean 
this. I shall/ begin with your head chief for he is standing first 
among you. I mean this, Now come, chief/ vifaqwadzé,(the chief of 
the numaym Ts !éztslexwalagamé of the (20) &nemgis, for he ts the 
eagle among all the tribes) come and/ stand by this place where the 
one at the beginning of your myth, K!waqaxsatno, stood. For/ there 
was nothing that he did not overcome," said he, and immediately L a= 
qgwadz6 arose, for he/has two privileges, also that of Kimésila, and 
he stood up. ‘Then he/ spoke and said, "Now I will go for a short 
time to my house. Indeed you wish (25) that we all show our privi- 
leges," said he and he/ ran into his house. Before long he came out 
of/ the door of his house carrying a bow and he said,/ “Beat fast 
time.™ Then. the men beat fast time on the front boards of the house 


of €nemégwis,/ and c!aqwadzé came stooping with long steps(30) span- 
ning his bow to shoot. And he came to the door of-the/ house of 


Enemogwis and stood there. Then he spoke and he (1) said, speaking 


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talaxa g*dkwaxs 186 yaqiegrafta, wi la €nékeat G*axtmen, g*ax&men 
gr Igimé€ A&maxilax Login k* ésfok4xag-ada k*lésck- adms Lekiwisax— 
grada k+te&sek* weydcanem tekiwitsen Awandeyéda naulak¥ewiiza be- 
gwanemé Kiwagaxsatnd, €néenak-ixé g-igdm6®, geax€men wawixaliflaxs 
k: $€dezaqids 1axdx QéxLalagax. G-:ax€men qadzéraq6 qagsada g*Iga- 
mék- 1ldxg*a Lfdsotiwalisak:, €nék-exs laé gwégemx-f{t laxa naxwa 
lé6elqwdlarafya., Wa, 1& nékea: La&mé laéten watdema 14x g*Skwasa 
gigdmafyé A&maxilazé, Wa, lacmias dox€warelaxg-ada naualakuk: Ze- 
kiwits Kiwaqaxsaenoxa Lore gwalentsléselaxa k- lefsewita k: és yak-4&- 
matso® laxés doxewitexé, Snék:6. (Hem EnéEnak*ixtsé Tlésemg:ité.) 
Wa, gil€misé qiilbé watdemas g-axaas Odzétstalis g*axawels laxa tice 
x*fldsa g*dkwé dalaxa ma&%exsa plelxelasgema., Wa, 1d yaqsegrafza. 
Wa, 18 €nékeas Wagraamast tataxbalax g-igdm6e, Wa, gélagea, g iga- 
mé&, g*axaagds g*axaagdos wawixeliflaxg-en k+!6d6%ek- yfsa k- Jéséx 
adms tek!wis yfsés Awana&tyosé K!iwaqaxsatno. €né€nak-izé 1leEemox qli- 
néqwalita k-(édétaxsa g-Iigdmatydx A€mAxtilazéx. Latmiseke latg*ada 
maftaxsa ptelxelasgem qaés hasayos, g*ighme®, €nék-éxs 1laé tslasa 
ma€taxsa piElxelasgem 14x Liaqwadzé. Wa,latms Odzéestalisé xw6la— 
git laxa g*Okwé. Wa, gedxé tlaqwadzé kiwag-aclsa, 

Wi, 18 Lax€welsé Lalak-ots.axa yayaqéentéms, Wa, 1d yaqiegeatia 
Wa, 1& €nék-as wied&, g-igdmée _!aqwadzé, Hézxolaxaé benyem laxds ewa- 
lasagos k* s6s€aa, Wa, gélak-as®la gigimé®, néenak-1ixé, wa, gélagea 
g*igimé Maenakiil qafs lalag*ads wawixeli€lax k {édézasa e* Igdma°yé 
Kemaxtilazé, enék-é, (yixs g*dyurtaé M&€nakiila 14x €nefmémutasa End- 
€nelk: {énoxwasa €nemgésé) Wa, h&x*fidatmisé M&enakiila Lax€welsa qats 
yaqteg’aexé, Wi, 18 nék-a, Wigra hOrélax g-Ig-egdmée qdtés watde- 
mos, yixs €nék+aéx qa néxefidésens ke 26k: fes€Ox qadzéyfins g*axeXa 14q". 
NOgwaemiaz nityembalisax Kiindsila. Wa, hétilaren g*ax néz€idamatsdecen 
k* !6séo laxm aApsdotlenatya Mats!adex, ©nék-exs laé Lé€&lalax . !asabo- 
lisxa gtayuxé lax Snetmémutas M&enakiila. Wa, lax-datxwé qgasfit , 


qafs\ 16 hdgwit 14x g*dkwas M&énakila, Wa, k- éstlé gaitaxs g*axaé 


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into the house as he was talking: He said: “I come, I come/ chief 
Kémaxtilax with my privilege. ‘This 1s no ordinary bow/ for there is 
nothing that it did not get, the bow of my ancestor, the supernatural/ 
men Kiwaqaxsano, I mean this chief. I come to lift (5) your princess 

ylSx-Lalaga. I come to marry ‘her to. this/ chief here, cldsotiwalis." 
Tous he said and turned his face to all the/ tribes. ‘Then he said? 
"Now my word has gone into the house of/ chief A€maxilar. Now you 
have seen the supernatural/ bow of K!waqaxsa€no who long ago obtain- 
ed supernatural power, for there was nothing that was not vanquished 
(10) that was seen by him," said he. (This refers to Tlésemg-it.)/ 

As soon as his speech was finished, Odzé€stalis came out of the/ door 
of the house carrying two pairs of blankets, and he spoke/ and said y 
"Stand there for a while, chief. Now come, chief/ and come, and come 
and try to lift my princess with this (15) supernatural bow of your 
ancestor, K!waqaxsano. I mean that now the/ princess of this chief 
Aémaxtilaz is on the floor. Now these/ two pairs of blankets will go 
for your breath, chief,’ said he as he gave the/ two pairs of blank- 
ets to c!aqwadzé. Now Odzéestalis went back (20) into the house, 

and then c!aqwadzé came and sat down, 

Ten Lalak-otsia arose, the speaker at the wedding. He spoke/ 

and said, "It is well, chief Ltaqwadzé. Why should you be ashamed 

of your great/privilege? Now thank you, chief, I mean this. Come/ 
-chief M&fnakiila and go and lift the princess of chief (25) A€maxt- 
lax," said he. (For this belongs to M&€nakiila-of the numayn/ €néenele 
k*sénox¥ of the €nemgis.) Immediately M&€nakiila arose and/spoke. He 
said; "Now listen, chiefs. True is what you say,/ for you wish that 
we shall show our privileges, the great ones for which we come here./ 
I am the one who has at the beginning of his myth Ktinosila. I am go=- 
ing to show this my (30) privilege from the other side of my body, 
the M&ts!adex." Thus he said and he called t!asabolis,/ the one who 
belongs to the numaym of M&fnakiila. Then they walked/and went into 


the house of M&€nakiila,and they were not long before (1)M&&nakiila 


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g’axdwelsé M&tnakiila laxa g:Okwé dalaxa gwa gwék* sayu masta, wa, 

g°axé Ltdsabolisé e1xré& qtelxtilaxa segeaanatyé denema. Wa, lat- 

mé Léxedzodéda Enaxwa bébe gwanem 1axa tsagemasa g°Okwas Snemogwisé,. 
Wa, la M&€nakila €nég-etewexs g*axaé gwasotela,; hé hé hé hé 6, la-~ 
qéxs sdyak:falaasés gwagwék: fayuwé mAst6 natax tiex*flis g*dkwas €ne- 
mogwisé, WA, la€mé Lidsabolisé qtelxiilaxa sag-aano denem la mOkwaxé 
Obatyas 14x Sxratyasa mAstow6, Wa, g-fl@misé lagsaa lax Ltasana- 
€yasa tiex-flsa g*Gkwé la& hayatplattewabuta géxi€ldlaxés x*Omsaxs 
laé segtira matmaqtaxtasés mAistowé 14 dak*tendxa denemaxs laaxat: 
Enékea: hé hé hé hé 6, Wa, 14 gwégemx-fIt laxa léelqwalaratyé qa- 

Es yaqlegrafxé,. Wa, 18 Enékea; Héem k*$és€Ssen niiyembalisé Tslax-sdte 
xa Enemox&tim g°fl LOgwalaxg:ada gwa gwék* sayuky mastd 1axa ALAaNneme 

Wi la€mé h¥xbata sex-Idayfxg’ada ¢walasek: gwefyima, Héem k:lefs weyo- 
Ldneméda mistd. Latmé lag*aatela lax k+ fédeztasa g:Igimatyaé Aemi- 
xilaz, &nék*éxs laé néxatwelsaxés mastow6, 

Wa, g°axé g*dxawelsé Odzéestalisé laxa tlex-fla d&laxa plelxe- 
lasgemé. WH, 14 yaqtegeatza, WH, 18 nék-ay Wageaamast Laraxbalax 
g:igimé€ M&aenakil. Wa, gélagea g-igdm6* g*axaaqds g*axaagds wawixeli- 
Elaxg:in ke iédétek* yisa k*éséx adms gwigwék: fayu misté yfsos dwanf- 
Eyadsé Tstax*sdt.  €néenakeizxé la&mox qiinSquliza k-tédétaxsa g°Igi- 
matyOx A€maxilazéx, Latmések* 1lat%g:ada matXexsek: plelxelasgem qaés 
hasayos g*igdmé€, Enék*éxs laé ts!&sa ma&xexsa peelxelasgem lax M&- 
Enakiila. Wa, 1a Ax®6édxa Sorts prelxelasgem. Wa, 1H Enékea: Laitgea- 
da &nemxsak: plelxelasgem qaés daanfyaaxa denemé yiit tldsabolis, ©né- 


k*Sxs laé tsia@sa nemxsa pielxelasgem 1laq. Wa, g°axé MAenakila Loe 


tlasabolis kitis€elsa. 


Wa, lat&mé Odzéestalisé xw6la ger laxa g°Okwé, Wa, 1& tax€welsé 
Lalakotstaxa yayaqient4ms, Wa, 1d yaqiegeafla. Wa, ld €nék-as cte- 
d&. gigimé€ M&nakil, H&zolaxaé benyem laxds €walasagés k‘ Jés€fa 
Wa, gélak-as€la gigdmée, fnéenak-ité, Wa, gélagea g ighmé’ €walas 


Kwax*flandkimé® (xa xama gema&yé eg’ igdimésa &ne&mémutasa TemY temXelsasa 


came out of the house carrying the whaling harpoon, and/-lasabolis 
came behind him carrying the colled harpoon line. Then/all the men 
beat fast time on the boards of the house of €nemdgwis./ Then M&ena- 
kila said, while he was coming along, "Hé hé hé hé,é,'" (5) as he pre- 
tended to spear with the whaling harpoon at the door of the house of/ 
Enemogwis. Then tfasabolis carried the coiled harpoon line which 
was tied to the/end on the butt end of the harpoon and as soon as he 
arrived at the outside/of the door of the house he pretended to see 
distinctly. He bent his head/to one side and he threw the harpoon 
into the door. He held on to the harpoon line and (10) cried out "Hé 
hé hé hé, 6," Then he turned his face to the tribes and/spoke,. He 
said, "This is the privilege of my earliest myth, Tslax-sdt/ the 
Only one who first obtained a supernatural gift, the whaling harpoon, 
from the Wolf./ Indeed, my harpoon went right to the end of this 
great whale. There is nothing that the/ harpoon does not get. Now 
it has reached the princess of chief A&maxilaz.” (15) ‘Thus he said 
and then he pulled out his harpoon./ 

Then Odzé€stalis came out of the door carrying a blanket./ Then 
he spoke and said, “Now stand here for a while,/ chief M&€naktla. 
Now come, chief. You will try to lift from the floor/ this princess 
with this unusual whaling harpoon of your ancestor (20) Tslax*sdt. 
I mean this. Now has been a earon the floor the princess of/this 
chief A&maxtilat. Now these two pairs of blankets will go for your/ 
breath, chief.” Thus he said as he gave the two pairs of blankets to 
M&€nakiila./ Then he took one pair of blankets and he said,/ “This 
one pair of blankets will go for your holding the rope, t!asabolis.” 
(25) Thus he said and gave one pair of blankets to him. ‘Then M&€na- 
kila and/t!asabolis came and sat down. 

Now Odzé€stalis went back into the house, Then arose/Lalak*o- 
tsia, the speaker, and spoke and said,/"It is nice, chief M&fnakila. 
Why should you be ashamed of your great privilege, (30) Thank you, 


chief, I mean this. Now come, chief walas/ Kwax-flandkimée, ( The 


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Mamaléleqala gwe ©yos) qafs lalag*ads wawixel{€lax k- tédezasa gef- 
gama &yé Aemaxtilaz, ©nék°é. 

Wi, héx-€idatmisé raxtwelsé €walas Kwax*flanoktmafyé6 ga€s ya- 
qteg*afxé, Wa, 1a Snékeas Esaé.a Sx-Emaa g-Igdimé& Lalak-otsta, 
ésaéta Ex°&maa laagos Léxeét gaxen. EwlElaqwé admsen Awandfyé 
Sgwaqa. €néEnak-ixé latmen 1azx, nék-exs laé qasfida, Wa, hé€mis 
azés ne gd€yolsa 1ax8s qats!énatyé 14€laa laxa tlex-flads g°dkwas X- 
emaxiilataxs laé gdmdtiag-a&ia hasela 1ax gwék-tdlasasa 616g-fn (xa 
f.anemaxs) gdmotaé. Wa, g-flemisé qslbé gdmotiénatyas 1laé €nék-a 
hid, hid, hid, hid, giyotela 14x teex-flds g-dkwas Atmaxilaxé. Wa, 
g°f1emisé lag*eaa lax max-st&€yas 1laé yaqlegeafla, Wa, 14 Enka; 
G-axtmen, g*axemen g*axfatela g*igdmée A€maxilat., G-ax€men wawixe- 
1f€laxs k* }édezaqo6s g Lgamée Aemaxilar, yisgeada k-!eAsek: weyOLa- 
nema yfisen niyemag-iwatyax bak-&é Lefwa Olég-in 1ax Métiap6e&, Wa, 
1a hoxtwidéda 616g*fnasa xw6&16 qa€n g*fle-flisaxg-fin €walasék: 
Kwax*flanokimafya, Wa, yu&misen lag-izta hoxemalaxen €naxwa Axéxs- 
desc€wa, Wa, wa, Enékeé, WA, g-ax6 Odzé€stalis g*axawels 1axa 
teex*fla dalaxa maftexsa pielxelasgem. Wa, 14 yaqtegrafta, Wa, 
la@ €nék°as Wags aamast Lataxbalax g° igame€ Ewalas Kwax* flanokumé€, 
Wa, gélagea g*igdmé®, geaxaaqgds wawixeliflaxg:in k- édélek- yfsa 
k* $6s6x aGmsa 61ég*enéx yfsds awan&fyosé walas Kwax- flanokiimafyé. 
Ené€nak-1x6 la€mOx qtinéqilita k:tédézaxsa g-Igimaf&ydx A€maxtlaxéx. 
Latmések* laxgeada ma&zaxsek> peelxelasgem qaés hasaty6s, g-igdméee, 
Enék*éxs laé tsifsa mafzrexsa pselxelasgem laq. WH, la&mé Odzéesta- 
lis xwélagéi laxa g-dkwé, WA, g*axé €walas Kwax-flanokiimatyé kiwa- 
geactlsa. (Wa, geaem raxwara wazdemsa bak!imaxs ténamap!aaxés k- !6- 
s€o.) 

Wa, hé&maaxs g*dlaé kiwag*aclsé Ewalas Kwax-flanokimafya laas 
Lax€welsé Wak*asxa g*ayuxé lax neememutas walas Kwax*flanokima. 


WH, 16 Wak*eas yaqiegeatza, Wa, 14 fnék-as Héden lag-ita Lax€wel- 


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head chief of the numaym TemYtemtels/ (1) of the Mamaléleqdla was 
the one he referred to.) Now try to lift the princess of chief/ 
A€maxiilaz ," said he./ 

Immediately walas Kwax-flandkimé€ arose and spoke./ He said, 
"Ts it not kind of you, chief Lalak-ots!a? (5S) Is it not good that 
you name me, Not common is my ancestor/also. I mean this. I will 
go, 'f said he as he started. He/ walked along only half way towards 
the door of the house of/ Atmaxulazt, when he howled like a wolf, | 
loud with a noise like a wolf (a/ eney as he was howling. 4s soon 
as he had finishéd howling he said, (10) "Hid, hid hid nid," going to- 
wards the door of the house of A€maxiilax./ When he came near it he 
spoke and said,/ "I come, I come. I have reached chief A€maxtilaz. 
I come to lift/ your princess, chief A€maxtlaz,with this that carinot 
be withstood,/ that belongs to the beginning of my myth that my an- 
cestor made who lived at Métlaré. (15) Then the wolf vomited the 
quartz for my first ancestor, &walas/Kwax’flandkumée, and this is why 
I obtain everything that I want to get./ Wa wa," said he, Then Odzé- 
Estalis came out of the/ door carrying two pairs of blankets, and he 
spoke and/ said, "Stand there for a while, chief €walas Kwax:flano- 
kimée, (20) Come: now, chief, and come and lift my princess by means 
of the/ supernatural wolf of your ancestor, €walas Kwax: flandkimé€ ./ 
I mean this, that now has been movéd on the floor the princess of 
this chief Kemaxtilar ./ Now these two pairs of blankets will go for 
your breath, chief,"/ said he as he gave the two vairs of blankets 
to him. Then Odzé€stalis (25) went back into the house and ‘walas Kwae 
x*flandkimé€ came and sat down/(This 1s the most difficult speech of 
the Indians, when each one speaks about his/ privileges.) / | 

And as soon as €walas Kwax:flandkimée had sat down/Wak*as arose, 
the one who belongs to the nmumaym of €walas Kwax:flandkimé®, (30) 


and then Wak-as spoke and said; "This is the reason why I arise,/ 





(1) The writer uses here first the Mamaléleqala term for wolf, then the 
Kwaige-urt term. 


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s6 g*ig*egdmés 1léclqwalacé© gen wiréxwa g-igdmafyox fwalaséx Kwa- 
x'ilanokumafya, &madzés benyemads g* ig: amée laxens k: !6s€oxa HoLa~ 
genus laé 1a6é.€ xens awand&yé lax g-okwas HOtagenus 1AxOx Demléwaséx, 
qaxs fnemweyotalaé HOvagenus LO& fwalas Kwax-Tlanokumafyéxa k: jeasé 
weyotanema. Enéenak’ 1x6 hdsaaséx Qawadiliqala k* !6stowa 61ég-fn. 
€néenak?ixé, lacems téxréqwaliza, nék-6éxs laé k:$waigeaclsa. Wa, 
laémé €walas Kwax-flanokiimafyé h8wixa nafnaxméx waidemas Wak:asxa 
newé©1énoxwasa Mamaléleqdla. 

Wa, 18 Lax€welsé Lalak-otsiaxa yayaqientéms. Wa, 1a yaqleg*a- 
Era, Wa, 18 Enékeag ciledaé gigdmé® &walas Kwaxflanoktimé&, Hézro- 
laxaé benyem 1axds €wAalasagqds k-iéstfa, Wa, gélak-as€la g-Igimée, 
Enétnak’ité, Wa, gélag-a g*LgdmS& Qiaqéuyalagum (xa geayuté lax ene- 
emémutasa Cwilasisa Mamaléleqdla gwetyds.) qa&s ldlag-aés wawixeli~ 
flax ke lédétasa g-Igdmatyé Aémaixtlax, €nék6, Wa, héx-*idaemisé, 
Laxewelsé Qidqiuyalaguu. WH, 18 yaqtegacza, Wa, 1d En&k-as Qa, 
qitaxs hé&na?x gwég*ilaséxwa Lrégadixs twatwatsila qadzé.a, Qav lagla- 
még*f{ns g°ag*éxsilaxen g°igdmafyax laxdx L sasotiwalisaxwa geg°adlexsa 
k: 16dStax laxdx Qiéxidlagax. &néenak-izé, latmen 14x laét gen déxewi- 
déqS laemlax kiwémg:alizlaxd, &nék-°éxs laé qastida qa&s 16 laét laxa 
teex:flasa g:Okwé, Wd,keséstié gétixs g*axaé g*dxawels laxa téex*f- 
la qaés Laxtwelsé, Wa, 1X xwakitig-acx lagéxs NenstAliztaas BaxUbaq 
kwalanuxusiwatyé, Nan, nan, nan, nékeé, Wa, 1@ ydqiegeatza, “Wa, 


18 Enékeas WH, h@€men &néenakeizxé gaxg-fn k* leAsék* k*flema. DA&Axm 


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walasé ladda, néenak-izré, g*Igadme® Lfasotiwalis. Laem ke fanifladla- 


“Titre QséxLalagak: gras genemt gos, ‘g*igdme®, &nek-é. 


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G°AxS Odzé€stalis g*axawels 1Axa tlex:fla da&laxa sek: faxsa plel- 
“xelasg°em. Wa, 1&8 yaqlegeatza. Wa, 1# Enék-a, Wageaamasr Laraxbalax 
g° igdme€ Qiaqsuyalagum, Wa ,gelagea g- Tgame& geaxaaqos g*axaaqgds wawixe- 


1i€laxg:fin k:!6détek* yfisa k*}éséx adms Cwalas lédaxwa Nenst&lizaxs 


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(1) chiefs of the tribes, that I may ask this chief ¢walas/Kwax-flano- 
kimé&, is there any reason, chief why you should be ashamed of our 
crest/HOvagenus when our first ancestor entered the house of HOv age ~ 
nus at Demléwas?/ For Hovaganus and €walas Kwix:flandkims€ were bro- 
thers so that there was nothing (5) that they could not get. I mean 
this that belongs to Qawadiliqala, the wolf crest./ I mean you have 
made a mistake,’ said he as he sat down./ Now €walas Kwax: flanoktmée 
never answered the speech of Wak*as/ for he is the myth keeper of the 
Mamaléleqila./ 

Then Lalak‘ots!a arose, the speaker. He spoke (10) and said, 
"Tt is nice, chief walas Kwax-flandkimée./ Why should you be ashamed 
of your great crest. Indeed I thank you, chief./ I mean this, now 
come, chief Qiaqioyalagum., (He belonged to the/ numaym €walas of the 

Mamalé6leqala, the one to whom he referred.) Now come and try to 
lift the/ princess of chief A€maxiilaz," said he, Immediately (15) 
Qsaqéoyalagum arose. He spoke and said, "Indeed/ it is true ‘his 
is the way it is done in this that has the name great marriage. In- 
deed,/ now we “are t reating like a chief Sunanntend i!asotiwalis, the 
one who will have for his wife this/ princess, Q!8x-talaga. I mean 
this, now I will go- in and look at her/ to see if she has moved,” 
said he, as he started. He went into the (20) door of the house and 
Lt was not long .before he came out of the door/ and he stood up and 
he became excited as a bear of the Cannibal-of=-the-North~-End-of-the- 
World/ and cried, "Nan nan nan.” Then he spoke/ and said, "This is 
what I mean, ‘There is nothing that I am afraid of. Look/ at my 

great dance. I mean this, chief cfdasotiwalis. Now is beginning to 

move on the ground (25) Qséx°talaga, She will be your wife, chief," 
said he./ 
Then Odzéestalis came out of the door carrying five pairs of 
blankets/and he spoke and said, "Go on,stand there a while/ chief 


glaqfoyalagum. Come, chief, you come, you come to lift from the floor/ 


the princess with his supernatural great dance, ‘Grizzly Bear of the 


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Bax4bakwalanuxdsiwatya yfisds geg*adanemSx laxa g-Iigdmatyaé .faqwa- 
g°ildsa naualakwé lélqwdlacafya NOxiints!Idexwas Awik:!8noxu, enéc- 
nak*ix6, laems digqaq 1axés k+fés€os6 Hanaréend 1axés Abask~ {otbsa 
Hadnaréenasa Qiémoyffyé. Wa, laemxaas dagaxa walasé 14d6 laxés 

k* !8sfosé6 s{seyuré 14xés Ask*!dtds laxwa Sneemémutaqosa Tem&*temtels 
laxwa Mamalélexk fé6tlenafyaqds, g*igim6&.enéenak-ixé6, la&mox kiwa- 
g° flix qiinéqiliza k- édéxaxsa g-Igimatyox A&maxiilaxéx. La€mések: 
laéxgeada sekeJaxsak* plelxelasgem qaés hasatyds (qaés yaqlantidlayu, 
Enék-exs €nék*aé qaés hasatyos), g*Iigimé®, Snék*éxs laé tslAsa sek fa- 
xsa pielxelasgem laqe Wa, latmé Odzéeestalisé Xw6la gér laxa g°okwé,. 
Wi, geaxé Qlaqiuyalagum kiwag-aclsa, 

WH, 1&8 Lax€welsé Lalak-otsiaxa yayaqientéms. Wa, 14 yaqleg-a- 
exa, WA, 18 EnSkeas Liled& g*Igdmée Qlaqluyalagum héXodzélaxaé 
benyem laxés €wilasaqds lddaaxwa gig*adaneméxwa Légadixs winanemes 
Wa, gélakeas®la g*Iigime®, néenak-ité, Wa, gélagea g-Ighmé® Odz6- 
Estalis qa€s lalageads wawixeliflax k- édétasa g:Igdmatyé A€maxtilax 
Enék*é, WS, héx-fidatmisé raxewelsé Odzéestalis {xa xamagematyé 
g-igdmésa €ne&mémutasa Ninemase qflitsa Lawits!8se)qa&s yaqleg*a&xé, 
wi, 18 €nékeas Yiimawistaren watdemten Lofléydx 1 sasotiwaliséxwa 
gigdmatyéx qa wag*és0x doqwazaxens ©naxwax mayax*alasxox Légemdza- 
xS laxens 1410LJaasaxwa genemtaqees. enéenak: 1x6, g* Lgimée Lfasoti- 
walis qa€s awelx*ayatmadsax n&xsflaaqos qafs k*!ésads babakwayosala 
qaés bexfutos, héemis qats k*iésads temlemsema, h8€mis qats k- lésads 
nex*sdkw& gaxs hé€maé &x- g:igdmatya &k-alaxa 6axke lalixés g° igedé 
gaf&s &lads aék-ila g*ag*éxsilasosés gigédés. EnéEnak: 1x6 g* Igimése © 
qaEnux¥ la gwe gwilag-fldzasa Légéla qa Légemsés xtindx¥laxads Logwada 
k (édéigrasgeada g*igdimég-a, €néenak-iré g-Igregimés 1éelqwélarée, 
Nogwaem niiyembalis NOmasa, lag*izasg*in &neemémitek> le guxralax Nune- 
maseqSlisé, Wa, la&mésen 1a¥ 14xés wazdemods, g° igdime€ Lalak‘otsia, 


enék*éxs laé hdkwata sék*éagqaxés sék*laganfxs laé k+!é6s yayaenaxs 


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Door of the (1) Cannibal-of-the-North-End-of-the-World, which you ob- 
tained in marriage from chief vc!aqwag-ila/of the supernatural tribe 
NoOxints!idex of the Awik: !énox4./I mean this. Now you took first the 
crest of Haenacéné from your mother's side,/the Hadnaténo of the Qi6- 
moyafyé. Now you also took the great dance as your (5) privilege, 
the double headed serpent from your father's side from the numaym 
TemZtemtels/of your Mamaléleqdla side, chief, I mean now has moved/ 
quite a distance the princess of this chief A€maxiilaz. Now/these 
five pairs of blankets will go for your breath, (instead of "for 
your speech"/said he "for your breath") chief," thus he said as he 
gave him the five pairs of (10) blankets. Then Odzé€stalis went back 
into the house/and Q!aqtoyalagum came and sat down./ 

Then Lalak-ots!a, the speaker arose. He spoke/ and said: "It is 
nice, chief Qlaqtoyalagum. Why should you be/ashamed of your great 
dance which you obtained by marriage,and the name that you have ob- 
tained in war? (15) Now thank you, chief. I mean this, come chief 
OdzéEstalis/and go now and try to lift the princess of chief A&maxi- 
1az,''/ said he, Immediately Odzé€stalis arose (the head/chief of the 
Ninemaseqg&lis of the Zawits!és) and spoke./ He said, "This will be my 
speech to my nephew, tasotiwalis, (20) the chief, Let him see that we 
all respect this his great name/in the way in which we try to get the 
one who will be his wife, I mean this, chief .!dsotiwalis,/that you 
may show that you are noble, that you may not look angrily/upon your 
fellow men and also that you may not speak proudly and that you may not/ 
be childish,for he is a good chief who is kind, speaking kindly to the 
people,(25) that you may really be treated nicely like a chief by your 
people. I mean this, chief,/what we are now doing is giving a name to 
be the name of your child,this/princess,chief, That is what I mean, 
chiefs of the tribes./ I have at the beginning of my myth NoOmas,. There- 
fore, my numaym have the tribe name Ninemaseq&lis./ Now I will do ac- 


cording to your word, chief Lalak-ots!a,"/said he as he stooped down 


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laé q&€nakiila gwey6tela lax tiex:flds g*dkwas A€maxtlazé. Laem na- 
enaxtsfewax gatsiitssénatyasa noOmasé begwainema, Wa, g°flemise lag*aa 
laxa tlex-fla 1laé negetoxewit tasa. Wa, ld yaqlegeatza, wa, 14 } 
Enék*as Geax€men, g°axemen g:axarela 1&t g°igdmé® A&maxtlax. NOo- 
gwaem Odzé€stalisa, noOgwaem naualak-ustAlis Nomasa. G-axfmen wawi- 
xeli€laxs k* fédétaqlds, g:Igimee, EnéEnak-ixé g-Lgimée A€maxiilaz, 
Wig?ixla witg:fdzérla héiqieg-alizaxs k-lédétaqids g-Igimée gen nd- 
gwaemé 14:q6 qag’fn g° igdimék- laxgea Llasotiwalisek, Enék°é,. WA, 
g°fl&*misé q!ilbé watdemas g*ax6 Odzéestalisé g*axawels laxa tlex:fla 
dalaxa matzaxsa peclxelasgem. Wa, 18 yaqlegeafza, WH, 18 En&ék-as 
Wigeadmas. Lavaxbalax, g-Iigdm6® Odzéestalis. Qa, qdrés wazdemds, 
gigdmé®, Ala, 4lasés wazdemos yixs laaqos Léxstalaxwa g:ig&matyax 
14x6x ciasotiwalisax qa k*{é@s@so©& babakwaydsela qaé6és g-dkil6té 1ax 
gwég-llasasa &em dwelgqela qats g ighimatyéxa k+ feAsé g-I[qag-iwatyaxa 
ke se4sé gagempa. Wa, h8em temgé qaés g°oktloté, lag-izas 1. lédzexé6, 
wix'i niyembalis g-Igdma®ya g- igimecys 1a iat Temaa Lemqag 128, Ené- 
€nak* 146, wa gélag-a g*Igimé®, g:axaaqds g*axdzéaqos wawixeli€laxgin 
k !6d6xeke yfsa k*!8séx admsa NOmaséx yisds awan&fy6sé Odzéestalis 
AGdzitlalag*flis. H8ems ntiyembalis LéLegemé, grigimee, &néenak-ité, 
la&mox qliinéqwaliza k* .edézaxsa g*Igimatyox A€maxtlaxéx. La€mések 
laxgeada mafxAxse ke pielxelasgem qaés hasatyos, g*igémé&, €nék-éxs 
laé ts!fsa ma€ldxsa peelxelasgem lag. WH, 1& Odzé€stalis xwdlagér 
1axa g*Okwé, WA, g:ax6 OdzéEstalis k!wag-aelsa. 

Wi, 18 Lax€welsé Lalak-otstaxa yayaqéentéms, ia, 14 yaqleg-atza. 
Wa, 1a €nék-a; Lbeda, g* Lgimde OdzéEstalis. Laemxaé doxtwarexaxés 


Ewalasos k*+!6s€&, HéXolaxaS k-!és yalaxsemyfaxa naualak*ust4lisé 


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carrying his cane. And he did not go fast (1) when he was walking 
towards the door of the house of A€maxtilat. Then/ he imitated the 
way of walking of an old man, and when he arrived/ at the door he 
stood up straight and he spoke and/ said; ''I came, I oame and 
reached you, chief A€mixtilax, (5) I am Odzétstalis, I am Nomas 
who came up with supernatural power, I came to try to(lift up/ 
your princess, chief. I mean this, chief Kemaxtilaz ./ Now go on, 
go on, great one,let her come right off from the flooy your princess, 
chief, that I may/ get her for my chief here,for Ltasotiwalis," 
said he./ And as soon as his speech was ended Odzéestalis: came out 
of the door (10) carrying two pairs of blankets and he spoke and 
said,/ “Stand here for a while, chief Odzé€stalis”. Indeed, your 
word is true,/ chief. It is true, it is true what is said when you 
give advice to this chief/ tiAsotiwalis that he should not look 
angrily upon his tribe/ in the way of those who just want to be 
chiefs and who have no chief ancestors (15) who- have no grandfathers 
Tey are proud in (their dealings with) their tribe and therefore 
they are hated./ But if a chief begins from the myth times, then he 
is afraid to be proud./ I mean this. Now come, chief, you great one, 
come and lift/this my princess-with the supernatural Nomas, the 
first ancestor of Odzéestalis,/ Addzitldlag-flis. That is the name 
at -the beginning of myth time, chief. I mean this, (20) Now 
has been moved on the floor this princess of chief A€maxtilax. Now/ 
will go these two pairs of blankets for your breath, chief." ‘Thus 
he said/ as he gave him the tao pairs of blankets. Then Odzé6estalis 
ah back/ into the house and Odzé€stalis came and svt down./ — 

Then Pata oes ating teteaian arose and spoke (25) and said, “It 
is nice, chief Odzé€stalis., Now has been seen again/your gre xt priv- 


ilege. Why should you not be proud of the supernatural (1) privilege 





1. This is OdzéEstalis of the numaym KYkwak!iim of the Qlémoy&tyé. 
2. This is Odzéestalis of the numaym Niinemaseqflis of the Lawitsiés, 


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niyembalis k*!6s*6s, g*Iigimé®.Wa, gélak-as®la g° igdimé® . &néenak- 176, 

Wa, gdlagea g*Igimé© Yaxyegas (xa xamagemeys g-igimdsa ne &mématasa 
Sisen.!ésa Lawitsiés6 gwefyds) qas lalag-ads wawixeli€lax k- $édézasa 
ge igdmatye Kemaxtlar, &nék-é, Wa, héx-&ida&misé YAXYE gas Laxewelsa, 
Wa, 18 yaqtegeatta, Wa, 1A © nék-as Qat qétaxs lefmaagos ©nék-a, 

g° igre gimédzé Awasfl Liagoras Leewa g* igdimedzéex xlinodkwas tfasotiwae 
lidadxwa 4lak:talax g-Ixsé€stala tewelqi€lak¥ g-Igdmatya, Wa, laems 
yar farex gigimS® isdsotiwalis, ladzéems yar sA.ex laxgeas g+igédg-ds, 
eg igdmée, qaxge-anu&x4 latmék* g°ag-éxsila 14, g° igdmé& Ltasotiwalis 
laxwa k°$8s6x qfindla nétédxwa waewalatsilax k-!éstoxrtien qadzéta 
Emenmesodes 1axds &walasaqds L6gema g* igamé& Lldsotiwalis, G*-ixsé6é€sta- 
Lisemée€e, Yaqorasematyé, d&xs 14qg6s 1étanem Léregemdzé, Laems Kiwa- 
yuta laxés gaqesisés g-Igim6©, Laems g*ik:uttsienda laxa tliexila- 
Eyasox Adzéx. €né&nak- 1x6 gig-egame®. Latmen laztsg*fn €wilasek* 

k $8s€Axgeada k:tefseke weyOranem k* t6s&h wawixelllax k- {édézasa 
g-igdmatyaé Aemaxtlata, *nék-exs laé gdsfida qa&s 16 taxstolsaxa tle- 
x*flds g*Okwas A€maxilat, Wa, 1a dOgwitelaxa g°dkwaxs laé wa&kiwala 

1ax gwék: /alasasa €watsie, €wo,€wo,€wo,€wo,hé 6, €nék-é gaxs ewatsla- 
8s k !8s€o, Wa, 18 ydqlegeatza, Wa, 1a EnSk-a; fyA ya, e*igdmé A€ma~ 
xilar, Graxen wawixeliflaxs k: {6détaqds, g-Lguimée A€maxtilax qag-ada 
geayflaqoxada g-igdmék-xg-a LsAsotiwalisek:, NOkU K-fada, nodk¥ rarbq 
licla, noku Yaxyagasg-fn ®ydlagem6k> 141, g-igdmé& Kemixilaz. G°axemen 
qadzé6taxs k°!8déraqids, nék-6, Wa, gaxé OdzSestalis g-axawels laxa 
tiex-fla dalaxa sek*faxsa péelxelasgem, Wa, 14, yaqtegeatta, Wa, 1a 
Enék-ag Wig-admast Lataxbalax g°igimé® Yaxyagas. Wa, gelag-a ge: igdmése 
g°axaaqos, g*axaagos wawixeliflaxgin k+ !6dézek* yfsa k-!8séx admsa ewa- 
laséx k*{6s&& €watsléx yisds Awanitydsé K- ids, €néenak-ix6 g-igdimée, 
latmox k$wig- f1iz Leqiliza k? $6dézaxsa g-Iigimafy6x A€mAxiilazéx., La&mé- 
sek lazgeada seks faxsak: pielxelasgem dase hasafyos, g*Igimec, Enék:exs 
laé ts!&sa sek laxsa peelxelasgem laq. Wa, la&mé Odzéestalis xwilagér 


léxa g°SkwS. Wa, g°Axé Yaxyagasé kiwig-aels. 


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which came up at the beginning of the myth time, chief. Now thank you, 
chief. I mean this./ Now come, chief Yaxyagas , (the head chief of the nu- 
maym/Sisen.!é€& of the Lawits!és is the one he meant) and try to lift off 
the- floor the princess/of chief A€maxiilaz," he said, Immediately arose 
Yaxyadgas (5) and he spoke and said, "Indeed, it is true. Now you say 
it,/these are great chiefs,father and son,t‘aqo.as and this great chief 
your son,the great c.!asotiwalis,/who is really a chief all over, the 
chief who is made a prince, Now/take care, chief c!asotiwalis, take 
great care of those who have you as a chief,/ chief,that we may treat 
you as a chief,chief tiasotiwalis (10) at this great marriage at which 
the crests are brought out of the woods, which nok often shown,/ 
which is equal to the greatness of your name, chief .lasotiwalis, 

G- Ixsé€stalisemé€ ,/Yaqo.asemée, Look at these your great names that 

you have obtained. Now you got much/that you went out to. get, ohief. 

Kow you have passed half the road/made by your great father, I mean 
this, chiefs. Now I will go with my great (15) privilege, the crest 
which nothing can withstand,and try to lift up the princess of this/ 
chief ,A€maxiilaz,* Thus he said and he started,and he stood in the door/ 
of the house of Kemaxiilaz and he looked into the house and he barked 
in/the way a dog barks,"€wo wo wo €wo,hé 6," said he,for the dog/is 
his crest, Then he spoke and said,“Oh chief A€maxtilax,(20) I come to 
lift your princess,chief Aemaxtilaz ,for this one/who wants to marry her, 
this chief clasotiwalis. I am K°!ad6, I am vélSlicta,/ I am Yaxydgas. 

I am sent to you, chief A€mixtilaz. I come/ to marry your princess," said 
he. Then Odzétstalis came out of the/ door carrying five pairs of blank- 
ets and he spoke and (25) said: 'Stand there for a while, chief Yaxydgas 
Now come, chief./ You came, you came to lift this princess with the 
supernatural great/crest, the dog of your ancestor K: !ada6. I mean this, 
chief./ Now a long way has moved this princess of this chief Aémaxilat. 
Now/ these five blankets will go for your breath, chief," said he (30) 

ag he gave the five pairs of blankets to him, ‘hen Odzé€stalis went 


back/ into the house and Yaxydigas came and sat down./ 


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wi, 18 vax€welsé Lalak-otsiaxa yayaqientéms. Wa, 1& yaqse~ 
geatla, Wa, 1a obi Alatas, A&ladzétasés waidemds g:igdmée 
Yaxyagas, hétolaxaé benyem 1axds Cwalasagés k: $6s4a. D&xdzé 1axds 
Léregemizagos. Wa, gélakeastla g-Igimee, néenak-ité. Wa, gélag-a 
g°igdmé& MOkwételasdgwiflaku (xa xamigemay6 g:igimésa ne &mémtasa 
Qaqawadiliqdla gwefyds) qats ldlag*ads wawixeliflax k- lédézasa 
ge Lgimacyé Acmaxtilaz, Enék*S, Wa, héxfidatmisé Laxewelsa ge: lgimatyé 
MdkwS telasdgwi€lakwé qa&s yaqicg:afzxé. Wa, 18 Enékeag Edzék-as, 
adzék*as g*igeegdmés lélqw&laré. Adzésa ke $6séx g!tindla g*ax néla- 
tsene k* 26k feseox laxwa waewalatsilax q&dzé.a cégemg-ilg qa Lé= 
gemtsa xiindx4casa g*igimatyox Lfdsotiwalidzix. Wa, wig:fzla g° igame® 
Lédsotiwalis, yarsAtex qag*ada g-ig-egimég*asgeada hamatelak* 16- 
Elqwilarafya. Laem k-te&s giintietsdik: qads ‘walasagds watdema, g°i- 
gamde. Enéenak*izé, nOgwar Mokwételasogwiflakwa nilyembalisax (Ja- 
wadiliqdlaxa wilasé tOgwalaxa SnemOx¥emé g-f1 ladanuxusa fwalasaxaa- 
kwéxa la gwéxfid 14. hamaxel léelqwilaré©, lag-itads nogwaem nanenk!wa- 
se€wa. Enéenak’izxé, La€men 14%, lafmen 14x gen wawixeli€1éx k- lé= 
déxasa g-igdimatyé Aemaxilat, nék-éxs laé qistida gats 16 Laxstolsaxa 
tlex’flas g-Skwas A€mixilat. WA, 18 gimodétalaxa tlex-fla. Wa, 
g°fl€misé moplendzaqwa gimottegratza laS yaqlegeatia. Wh, 1k fné- 
keav Wagea hSlatoletor g-Igdme® Afmaxilat. G-*axtmen g°axfarelax~ 
g-in €walasek* LOgwalaxg-fn MOkwételasogwiflakwék-. Nogwaem g-ay4 
1axen niyemagsiwatyé Qawadiliqdla. Wa, g°axemen g*igim6® g-ag-alatq 
g°iwalaxg’fn walasek* k*!é6és€Axgeada g°flalazitek® wawixall€laxs 
k+ {6détaqios, g:Igimé® A€maxtilat, €nék-6, WH, g°dxé Odzéestalis g-a- 
Xawels 1axa tiex:fla dalaxa sek faxsa peelxelasgem. Wa, 1&8 yaqleg:a~ 
Ya, WH 1h €nékea: Wageaamast Lataxbalax, g* Lgamée MOkwé te lasOgwi- 
€lak¥, Wa, gélag-a, gigas, g°axaaqgos wawixeliflaxg:in k: !6éd6zxek: 
yfsa k' !és8x admsaxOx Qawadiliqdla yfsdés dwana&&ydsxa ladenukwasa wa- 
lasfaxaak¥, Ené€nak:ix6, la&mOx kiwag- flix Léqitiliza k-ledezaxsa g*I- 


gamafyox A€maxtilazéx. La&mések+ latgeada sek- taxsak: pselxelasgem 


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(1) Then arose Lalakotsi!a, the speaker. He spoke/ and said , 
"et is true, it is true what you say, chief/Yaxyagas. Why should 
you be ashamed of your crest? Look at your/ great names. Thank you, 
chief. That is what I mean. Now come,(5) chief MOkw6 te lasdgwitlaky, 
(the head chief of the numayn/ Qaqawatiliqala is the one he meant) 
come and lift the princess/of chief Kemixilaz," said he. Immediately 
arose chief/Mokwételasdgwiflak¥ and spoke. He said, “Great,/it is 
great,chiefs of the tribes. Great are these which are not often shown, 
(10) these crests and this great marriage at which a name is given to 
| be the/name of the son of this chief,this great Ldsotiwalis. Now go 
on, chief/i_iasotiwalis, take care. Now on account of this, chiefs of 
the different/tribes, there is nothing too heavy for your great speech 
chief./ I mean this.I am MOkwételasogwiflak¥, the one who at the be- 
ginning of myth time was (15) Qawadiligala, the great supernatural 
one,the only one who had the dance brought down from above/now scat- 
tered among you,all you tribes. For this reason I am imitated by yon 
I mean this. Now I will go. Now I will go and try to lift the princess 
of/ chief A€maxilaz," thus he said and he went and stood near the/door 
of the house of A€maxtlat., Then he howled like a wolf in the doorway. 
_ (20) As soon as he had howled four times, he spoke and said,/ "Now 
“listen well,chief A&maxilax, I came, I brought/my great supernatural 
treasure. I am MOkwStelasdgwiflak4, I am he who came/from our first 
myth, Qawadiliqala. I came, chief, holding before me/ my great crest 
this G-flalazit,trying to lift up (25) your princess,chief A€maxtilaz ," 
said he. Then Odzéfstalis came/ to the door carrying five pairs of 
blankets. He spoke/ and said, “Now stand there for a while, chief 
Mokwételasdgwitlake./Now come,chief., You came to lift my princess/here 
with the supernatural Qawadiliqala, your root, the one who has the 
dance brought down from above, (30) I mean this. Now a long way has 
moved on the floor the princess of this / chief KEmaxilat. Now these 


five pairs of blankets (1) will go for your breath, chief." Thus he 


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qaés hasdfy6s, g*igim6é®, €nék-exs laé tsifsa sek- faxsa pselxelasgem 
ldq. Wa, la&mS Odzéestalisé xwélagé6t laxa g-Okwé, WA, g°axé MOkwé- 
telasOgwiflakwé k!wag-aels, 

Wa, 18 Lax&welsé Lalak*6ts!axa yayaqientéms., Wa, 1a yaqiegea- 
Era, WH, 1d Endk-as Lieda g*igamé© MOkwételasdgwitlak4 hsxrodzélaxae, 
h8xy6dzélaxaé benyem 14x6s €walasaqos k- !és€faxwa Alax g*{ldraxalaso€& 
1é., g*igdmé® yfsa g ig*egamatyasa lélqwdlaratyé, d&xé6s Lére&gemdze- 
yOs g*igdmée, €néenak-ixé. Wa, gélak-as®la g°igdmée, gélaq/anakifla. 
EnSenak-1iz6, Wa, gélag-a g'igim6& tmaxwaqsdxel qats lalag-aés wa- 
wixeliflax k:{éd6ztasa g-Igdmatyé A&maxiilat, &nék-6.WH, hdx-€idaemisa 
& Lgimatyé emaxwaq!ozela Lax°welsa qa&s yaqtegratzvé, Wa, 1a Enékea 
(xa g-ayuryé 1ax €ne&mémutasa Nax*naxtlasa Qwégusotiénoxu gwe&yds). 
Qa, qatés wazdemos, g*Igaméé Lalak*6ts!e Laems nax*ndigdliza g Tgame® 
laagds Léx€ét g*axen, yfinvaxg’in awandélég-axen nuyembalisé vt {at fa- 
xwasd6xa xtingwadds OdzéEstalis. Wa xitngwadex*fidé Odzétstalisas Ya- 
qax€anlidzé, HA, gagnto hanaxlax Léqge lax LéLegemdzasen g°igeeqag: iwax- 
ga, lake Légad EmaxwaqsOtela, néenak-ixé g-Ig-egamés 16elqwalacé6®, 
Yuemen gwasx*dlag:flis S6atxénatyox laxens €walaséx génatiesa. €néena- 
k°iz6. Wa&gra &naxwa ya. s&tex g*Iige-egamé© Stens weyorlax. Wa, la€mésen 
142 ,€ndk°éxs laé gdstida ga€s 14 Laxstolsaxa tiex:fldsa g*dkwas AEmaxti- 
lazé, WH, 1& dzdnoqwa 6 5 6 1ax gwebyé gwék: talats Léa saxwasdixs 
winad, WH, 18 ydqéeg-atia, Wa, 1d SnSk-a: G*axSmen g-igimée, grax 
Emen g°axfarelasg*in €walasek: k+/6s&& wawixeliflaxs k- /@@élaqds 
we Tgims® Amaxtlat, NOgwaem niiyembalisax 1 at éaxwasdéxa xiingwadis, 
OdzSEstaliséxa k* lefisé meySLanema, Enéenak- 1x6, g*Iigdmee A€maxiilaz. 
Wigeax-Ox ndsila qen nOgw6emé létexs k- édétaqos g-Igim6® qag*ada 
ge igdimék: laxg-a LsAsotiwalisek-, &nék-6, Wa, g°axd Odzéestalis g-a- 
xawels laxa tiex:Ylaéea g*Okw6 ddilaxa sek*laxsa pielxelasgem, Wa, 14 
yaqeegeafta, Wa, 1& €nékeas Wageaamast Lataxbalax, g:Igimé& &maxwa- 


qldzel. Wa, gélag-a, wa, gdladzélag-a g:Iigim6®, g-dxaaqds g-axdz&aqos 


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said as he gave the five pairs of blankets/ to him. Then Odzé- 
Egtalis went back into the house and/MOkwételaséewitlak¥ came and 
sat down. 

Then the speaker Lalak-ots!a arose and spoke (5) and said, "It 
is nice, chief MOkwételasOgwiflak¥, Why should you/ be ashamed of 
your great crest that has just been stolen from you,/ chief, by the 
chiefs of the tribes. Look at your great names ,/chief, I mean this, 
Thank you, chief. ‘Thank you indeed./ I mean this. Now oome, chief 
Emaxwag soe la and try (10) to lift up the princess of chief Kemaxti- 
lax,'' said he. Immediately/ chief €mAxwaqidiela arose and spoke and 
said, / (The one who came from the numaym Nax:naxiila of the Qwéqusd~ 
t!8nox¥ he referred to)/ !'Indeed, true is your word, chief Lalak-o- 
ts!a, You hit it, chief,/when you named me. I own as my ancestor 
at the beginning of my myth L tat faxwas. (15) He had as his child 
Odzéestalis, and Odzé€stalis had for his child Yaqatfenlis./ Oh, if 
I should continue to name the great names of my chief-ancestors {/ 
Now my name is €maxwaq-soxela. i mean this, chiefs of the tribes. 
This my/work comes from long ago in the great dance that we are 
Saoryint out. I mean this./ Now go on, take care, chiefs, else 
we may not get this. Now I will go," (20} said he, ‘Then he started 
and stood in the door of the house of Aemaxitlar ./ Then he uttered 
the Dzonog!wa cry, “0 0 0, ° in the way, it is said, L+al ‘axwas eried 
when he/ went to war. Then he spoke and said, "T have come, chief. 
I have come./ I reached here with my great crest, and I try to lift 
your princess,/ chief A€mixtilat, I am the one who is from the beg- 
inning of myth times L‘a_iaxwas, He had as his child (25) Odzé- 
Estalis, There is nothing he could not get. I mean this, chief 
Aimaxiilar ./ Let me be the one to get her so that I may get your prin- 
cess chief, for this/ chief cfdsotiwalis." Thus he said. ‘Then Odzé- 
€gtalis came/ out of the door of the house carrying five pairs of 
blankets,/ He spoke and said, "Stay there for a while, chief &maxwa- 


qidae1a (30) Now come, now come, great chief. You have come, great 


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qiwalenk¥sds niiyembalisaqdsxdx cldriaxwasdé, G*axdzilagqés wawixelie« 
Elaxg:in k* {édé%ek*, yidzésds régemdz&qds, maxwaqsd%el. La&mdx 

g°ax néx€Sdbs Ewalaséx k-fést&, grigim6&., Enéenak-ité, g-daxdzéemox 
SxeastOliza laxwa téex*flaxwa k* {6dézaqen g°igimé&, gaxs k+ {ésaaqis 
admsa, g* igimée, €néenak- 126 latmések* lazgeada sek: faxsak* plelxee 
lasgem qaés hasé&yds, g°igimee, Enék°éxs 1aé6é tslasa sek: laxsa plelxe-~ 
lasgem lag. Wa, la&mé Odzé€stalisé xwélag&. laxa g*dkwé. Wi, g°axé 
emixwaqidtele kéwag-aclsa. 

Wa, 18 Laxfwelsé Lélak-otsiaxa yayaqientéms. Wa, 1& yaqlegrae 
ya, Wa, 1& Enékea: Adzék-as, g:igdm6&, adzék-atsés watdemds g°Le 
gimé€ €mixwaqsOxelxwa qétindlax dOx€watezaxwa ©walasagds k- {6s€&xdx 

L sat Jaxwasdé. Wa, gélakeas€la, Wa, gélaqéanakuela, g° igéimé&xen 
Enéenak*ité, g*Lgdimse Emaxwaqsdtel, geax€mé g-axstoliza laéxa tlex-f1é 
k* lédézasa g*igimafyé A€maxiilaza., €né€nakeii6. Wa, gélaga, g° igé- 
m6 Qidmoqé (xa xA&magematyé g° igdmé sa Ene Emémutasa G-ig:figemasa Gwa- 
waénox¥ gwefyds) qa&s lalageads g*ag*axstdli€lax k: l6édétasa g° i gama 
Eyaé A€mixtlazé, naualakwaxalisaasés g:flg-alesos, g:Igimée, enék-é, 
Wa, héx-€idamisé Qlomogé Laxtwelsa qats yaqleg'aez6, WA, 1k endk-as Ala, 
g*igdémée, Alasés waxdemos, g*igamé Lalak‘ots! . Ala€mé naualakwaxa- 
lisen nuyembalisé ndlanokiimg: iflakwéxa k: leastwiiza k-!6s laasaxa 

1éte laét 1léx g-Skwas Qlomogwayé lax Talégwatsié. Wi, la&mé rogwalaxa 
enaxwa qa’s gwex* sdem yaxtenaxa fyatyag-adelax Le ewa hémaxdélax Leewa 
fwalasa ke ld€ma, Wa, bSemisen lag-ita cégades isaqwagila 15© Qid~ 
mogé. Wa, ndgwatmis €ndlanoklimg'i€lakwa. Wi, la€mésen lax, g°igi- 
mé€ -Lalak-6ts! g°-ag:axstoliflax Qt6x°Ldlagéxa k* [6dézas A€maixtilaza, 
Enék*éxs laé qas€ida qats 16 laxa tiex:fldsa g*Skwas A€maxtlax, Wa 
1@ Ldxstolsaxa tiex-fla. WH, 1@ yaqéeg-atza, Wa, 1& Enék-as Wag'fle 
hélatolérex g*Igim6& A€maxtilat. Gaxemen geaxfartela 1l4., g-igimée’, 
Nogwacem Qiomoqg& awanflaxen nuyembalisé €nalandkimg?iflakwéxa xtingwa- 


d&és Qlémoqfxen 16 Léqaseewa. Enéenak*ité, g-axemen wawixeli€laxs k* f6~ 


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one, (1) dressed in what belonged to the beginning of your myth, 
L!autaxwas, come great one and try to lift / this great prin- 
cess with your great name, &mixwaqiozala, Now/ you have come and 
shown your great crest, chief. I mean this, now/ she has moved near 
to the door, this princess of my chief, for you are (5) supernatural, 
chief, I mean this, these five pairs of blankets will go/for your 
breath, chief.'! Thus he:said as he gave the five pairs of blankets/ 
to him. Then Odzé€stalis went back into the house, and/ &mixwaqidq 
tala came and sat down./ 

Then arose Lalak-ots{a the speaker, He spoke (10) and said, 
"ah, chief, great is what you said, chief/ ©maxwaqiétala, this what 
is often seen, your great crest,/ Liat laxwas. Thank you, thank you, 
indeed, chief./ I mean this, chief mixwaqidtala, she has come towards 
the door,/ the princess of chief K€mAxiilat. I mean this, Now come, 
chief (15) Qidmogé (Me head chief of the numaym G-ig-flgim of the 
Gwawaénoxu¥/was the one he meant.) Come, and make come to the door 
the princess of chief/A€maxilar. Your ancestors, chief, came down 
with supernatural power," said he./ Immediately Q!émog& arose and 
spoke. He said, “True/ chief, true is your. word, chief Lalak-otsia. 
My ancestor,(20) according to the myth from the beginning, €nalans-~ 
ktimg? 1&lak4 came down with supernatural power. ‘There was nothing 
that he went for in vain/when he went into the house of Q!dmogwa 
at Tslégwats!e., Then he obtained supernatural power/ all kinds of 
dancing paraphernalia, the sea-monster dance, and the killer-whale 
dance and the/ great bullhead,and therefore his name was 1 {aqwag: ile 
and Qsdmog&./ I am €ndlandkimg:iflak¥.. Now I will go, chief (25) 
Lalakotsia, and try to bring to the door Q!6x-talaga, the princess 
of A€mixtilar."/ Thus he said and he started to the door of the house 
of Aemaxtilar ./ Then he stood outside of the door and spoke, He said, 
"Now/listen well, chief Kemaxtlaz, I have come, I reached you, 
chief./ I am Q!émoq&. My ancestor at the beginning of my myth was ©na- 
lanodkimg:1€lak4¥, He had for his child (50) Qiémoq& and I am named thus, 


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détaqids g*Iigim6, ga g:Axlag-1s6 g-Axawelsa laxs g*dkwaq6s, g*igi- 
moe. Geaxemen yalagemsg-ada g° igimék-xg-a .sdsotiwalidzék*xg*as 
Lewalqotreg’os Qt6x°Lalagaxwa ke $6s6x qiiindla hétaxaaku Lewilgox. 
en§enak-i26, Wa, gélatlageax’o g-igdmé® A€mixiilaz k- [édétaqtos, 
Enék°6, WA, g°axé OdzéEstalis g*axawels laxa tlex-fla dalaxa se- 
ke faxsa ptelxelasgema, Wa, 1d yaqiegeatta, Wa, 1% €nSk-as Wig-ae 
dmast Lataxbalax, g° igame€ Qlomog4. Wa, gélag:a g*igdmée®, g*axa- 
aqgos &ne&maenakiila Leewos naualakwag*iwafyaqosox nalanokiumg: 1&la- 
kw6x, l&g*itads lag*izxads laem l&tg°fn k-f@d@lek’. Tatméseke 1Al- 
g°ada sek+ Jaxsak- peelxelasgem qaés hasatyos, g-igame®, &nék-éxs 
laé tsiasa sek-laxsa plelxelasgem laq. 

Wa, 1&8 &nék°6 Odzétstalisaq: Hag*a nézaxa g° igdma®yaé u saso- 
tiwalisa ga waigeisé qadzézfida, enék-éqg. WA, hSx°fidatmiséd Qlé- 
mog& yalaqwas yaélaxtenalas Snalandkiimg: if lak¥twiitaxa €nék-é yixs 
hé€maé ars h8 Lasé Lldsanffyasa tlex-flis g-Skwas Kemixilaxé: 

1, Laxeden bébenadzelédzems lax bébenag&walits lowa, ha wo. 

2, Lax*den laétem lax g*Ox4g*dkUlég-is Qsomogwatya, ha wo. 

3. Geaxtemx-dtwisen SwI€lérelisaxg-a qlimatayuwahak-ats tla- 

qwag’ila, ha wo, 

Enék-exs g*axa6 gwasdtela lax kiitsiedzasa €nixwa lélqwilaratya, 
Wa, g°fl€misé g°axfarelaxs 1a6 yaqiegeatta. Wa, 1a Enék-a: G-ax- 
Smen, g*Ligim6€ reAsotiwalis, latmen 1éta 1axés genemés, g°Igamée, 
Latmens wixaso&® gens qadzé.alag:i, €nék-é, 

Wa, héx€idatmisé xwanax€idé Lalak-otsiaxa yayaqientémsdé 
qa&s h&€maé lax hosatxa qadzéremvé peelxelasgema. Wa, latwmé La- 
lak-otsla dax-fidxa €nemxsa péelxelasgem qafs ceplidéq. Wa, 1a 
Léldlasefwa glaqiastowd begwanem ga 18s k!wats laixa nexwaitea 1ax 
Ladzasas Lalak-otséa, Wa, 18 ydqsegeatia yix Lalak-ots!a. Wa, 
1a €nék-as Qaitactens g-igeegdmés 1élqwilaré© laxwa Légadé qadzé- 
Liénacya, Yiiem k-lég qiiindla néx€6dbx,. WA, laf&mens g-dg-éxsila- 


xwa g*gdmafyox Ltdsotiwaliséx, né€nak-1i6, latmdsens qadzée= 


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I mean this. I come to try to lift your princess,(1) chief, that 
she may come outside of your house, chief./ I come, sent by this 
great chief, tlasotiwalis,/who, as a prince, marries your princess, 
Q:6x*Lalaga. Not often comes down by good luck the marriage between 
princes./ I mean this. Now, chief A€maxilazx, let your princess come," 
(5) said he. Then Odzé€stalis came out of the door carrying/five 
pairs of blankets. He spoke and said,/“Stand there for a while,chief 
QiS6moq&. Now come,chief, you came/together with your supernatural 
ancestor, ndlandkimg:i€lak4./ Therefore you have now obtained my 
princess, Now (10) These five pairs of blankets will go for your 
breath, chief."' Thus he said/as he gave the five pairs of blankets 
to him./ 

Then Odzé€stalis said to him,"“Go now and tell chief L !Asotiwa- 
lis/that he may be married now," said he to him. Immediately Q!6mo- 
gf/sang the sacred song of €ndlandkiimg’iflak¥, while (15) he was 
still standing outside of the door of the house of A€maxiilaz:/ 

1." was carried down to the lowest world. Ha wo./ 

2. I was taken down into the house of Q!6mogwa, Ha wo./ 

S. So I obtained everything, this wealth-bringer of/Copper- 

Maker, Ha wo./ 

(20) Thus he said as he came towards the place where were sitting 
all the tribes./ As soon as he reached them he spoke and said, "I 
have come,/chief .tasotiwalis, Now I got your wife, chief./ Now we 
are told to get married, said he./ 

Immediately Lalak:otsla, the speaker, got ready,(25) for he 
was the one who was to count the marriage gift blankets. Then/La- 
lak*ots!a took one pair of blankets and spread it out. Then/the 
tally keepers were called and they went and sat down near/the place 
where Lalak-otsia was standing Then spoke Lalak-ots!a and/he said, 
“Now, chiefs of the tribes,in this what is called a great wedding,(30) 
this is not often shown. Now we shall treat as a chief/this ohief 


Ltasotiwalis, I mean this. Now we shall get married (1) with this,‘ 


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Laséqai, &nék-Sxs laé x*flxsayapéentsa €nemxsa pielxelasgem laxa 
nsrea grax kiwis lax cfdsaflasas Lalak‘otsia. Wa, la€méda q!la- 
qlastowé begwanem hasela &nék-a, Snemxsa, ma&texsa, yuduxuxsa, mo- 
xsa, last@ai. Héem hosalatsa qlaqiastowé begwanemgéxs laé Lalak-otsia 
x°flxsayaptenddlasa ptelxelasgem laxa héxfa, Wa, g°fl€misé sek- faxsa 
peelxelasgem la x°flxsayap!éxa héxeaxs laé taddaé_as 14x g°dkwas 
Aemaxilazé, Wa, 18 6tiédé Lalak-otsia dax-fidxa nemxsa pselxelas= 
gema. Wa, 18 €nék+a, dalaxéqai 1laxaé x°flxsayaplend&lasa sek laxsa 
pselxelasgem laxa Ogiflatmé héx€a, Wa, 18 Lalak-otsia €nék-a la- 
st&ai, WA, 13da qlaqtastow6 begwanem Enék°a la ma€itsokwai. Wa, 
latmS héx-siem waidems Lalak-ots!la, Dalaxégai, laxa pselxelasgem, 

Wi, Ax€mis6 gwat dalaxaxs la6 €wi€lg:flsa mafiplenyag:i plelxelase 
gem daaxus, (Ma&zx6é Légemas LO& gadzétem.) Wa, la Lalak-otsia dae 
x°€fdxa €nemxsa psElxelasgem. Wa, 1@ yaqseg’atta, Wa, li &nék-a: 
Latmé gwaixa mafiplenyagea poelxelasgem daakwasg*fin g-igimék-, yixg-a 
Lsasotiwalisek*., ©nénak-izé, g-Iig-egdmés léelqwalarai. Nosatwie 
sensax watdemaxens gwé &nakulaséx laxwa Sgwaqaiax Cwatwalatsila ga= 
gaks fa qaxg*ins &€mék- negexenéx tlex:Lla€ya gens ne getfenése wa 
yisens awan&fy6, €néenakeiz6, La&men rag? flizaséqai lax k- $édézasa 
g° Lgimatyé Aemixhlat, Enék*6xs laé x‘flxsayap!endalasa sek: laxsa 
pselxelasgem laxa héxfaxa la taddaétas lax g°Skwas AfmAxtilaré, Wa, 

la ma&ipjenyag’1l plelxelasgema vagealflemaséx k-6détas A&mAxtilaz. 
Wa, «g°flémisé wiléda matipsenyag’i raég°flélem plelxelasgema laas 
Lalak*Gtsia d&x-€Iidxa enemxsa peelxelasgem. Wa, 1laxaé yiglegineee 
Wa, 1& €n6k-a; QaL, gataxg’fh Lal6t se &mék- laxa k* $6d62x5 qa la€més 
qigé g-axens g*Ig-egdmés 1éelqw&laré& gdinso lat lax g-Skwasg-in g°I- 
gimék> laxg-a Lsasotiwalisek*, €n6é€nak-izxé, laf&men .1S&lalaséqat, 
enék-exs 1a6 x-filxsayapsalasa sek $axsa pielxelasgem laxa héxea, Wa, 
la, hSx-siem gwék- tala, Axemisé gwitexs lad €wiflg-elsa lak: sends 
pselxelasgem LSElalay&. WH laem sek: faplenyag’ti higawéda plelxe= 


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said he as he threw one pair of blankets on the shoulders of/ one 
young man who came and sat down in front of Lalak-otsia, ‘hen tie/ 
tally keeper said aloud,'!One pair, two pairs, three pairs, four 
pairs,/ ten!'' (This is what the tally keepers count while Lalak-ots!a 
(5S) is throwing the blankets on the shoulders of the young man,) and 
when five pairs of/ blankets were on his shoulders, the young man 
took them into the house of/ AtmAxtlaz., Then Lalak-ots!a took 

again one pair of blankets/ and saids “Carry this now," and he threw 
on the shoulders/ of another young man five pairs of blankets, Then 
Lalak-otsia said, "Ten!" (10) and the tally keeper said, "Twenty! '/ 
Lalak-otsia continued saying "Carry this now," about the blankets / 
and he only stopped saying “Carry this,'' when the two hundred blank- 
ets were "fall off the ground" and/ carried up. (These are two 
names for the wedding gift.) Then Lalak:ots!a/took one pair of 
blankets and he spoke and said,(15)"Now the two hundred blankets are 
finished which were carried by this my chief, this/ clasotiwalis. I 
mean this, chiefs of the tribes. Is this not our/ saying that we 
act thus in the various ways of great works,/ when we are trying to 
get a wife, for we are only following the road made for us to walk 
on/ by our ancestors, I mean this. Now I lift from the floor with 
this the princess of (20) chief A€maxiilaz."' Thus he said and put 
five pairs of/ blankets on the shoulders of a young man who took them 
into the house of K€mixtilat./ Now there were two hundred blankets to 
lift off from the floor the princess of Kemaxtilax./ As soon as all 
the two hundred blankets for lifting her up were taken in,/ Lala- 
k-ots!a took one pair of blankets. Then he spoke (25) and said, 
"Tndeed it is true that I try to get the princess to/ walk among us, 
chiefs of the tribes, when we go to the house of my chief/ cladsoti- 
walis, I mean this, with this I call her,'/ said he, as he put the 
five pairs of blankets on the shoulders of a young man,/ He con 
tinued saying this and he only stopped when one hundred (30) blankets 


were all taken away as the means of calling. Now in all there were 
five hundred/ blankets. 


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Wa, la&mé Lalak-otsia nézaxa g° igre gimafyaxs latmé gwaia. 
Wa, laf&mésens Aemt Olastogwacls., &nék-éxs laé kiwageaelsa, 

Wa, g*axé Odzéestalis g*axawels laxa tiex-flisa g*Skwas A€mae 
xtilazé, Wa, 1f yaqieg-atza, WH, 1d Enék-a: Wa, lacms gwiia, la- 
dzéems gwata, g-ig-egdme®, Wagea hélsex, g° Tg-egimee, laqiama- 
aqos l&zg-ada k- :édéZek* laxgea Qléx-tAlagak- laxg:a k- lédéig-as- 
g°in g-igdmék: qen ldlag-i laét vé&lala qag-a genemg’ads, g*igs- 
m6€ Lsdsotiwalis, €nék-exs 1laé 1laé.é Odzé€stalisé laxa g-dkwas 
Aemaxtilax, Wa, kesést.é gaételaxs g*dxaé xwelaqawelsa. Wi, la- 
Emé g°ealabés AEmaxtlare LOe Qséx*Lalagaxa paqidpela Setwaxa q!le- 
yoxwe ctflaqwa, Wa, la Elxtalaxa g-Ig-egimfEyé plaselax xa xama ge = 
matyé g-igimésa &néemémutasa Ladlax-s€endayu, wa hé€misé K+ !adéxa 
gagempas A€maxilazé. Wa, 1a qéwagtacls lax c!asan&fyasa tlex-flisa 
ge°okwé., Wa, 1& yaqtegsalzxs OdzéEstalisé, WH, la Enékea; Gwitlas 
hé gw6sé g-Iigdmé& Lidsotiwalis 16€s g*Lgaméé Lsiqotas, wa, sddzé-~ 
Cemés grig-egimés lélqwilarai , Wig-adz& qiwag-aclsex. G-°ax€emg-as 
genemg*os g*igdmé® Liasotiwalis, G*axtemk: qhwalenkwa. Laem q!wae 
lenk4sgea Sefwak-xg-ada wiwenxek tiaqwa 1&. begwanem, ©nék°s, Wa, 
g°axeméda qlénemé ha€yaxEa fmbewelselaxa yldux4ptenyag:i ptelxelas- 
gema. Wa, g°fl€misé wiflg*aclsa lads Odzé€stalisé yaqleg-atza. Wa, 
14 €nék-a: Wag:fxtla g-Igimé€ Plaselat 14x68 k-!és€Aqds qaxs k- té- 
saéx ninaxélag*fin Laxwataasek* LeEewWos hosagis Laxwazaasa, g*igdmee, 
€nék-é, Wa, 1A Plaselazé dax-€Idxa Llaqwa daaxUs Qiéx-talaga. Wa, 
la yaqteg:atza, Wa, 1d Enékeas Qat, qataxs Snégemaéx laxens wiwomp- 
€waxea qa k*!efsés alég*fintse€wens laxa Léxsfalatyaq qa Sgwayifla- 
lats ldxwa ga€gak-tax, WH, la&mésen qidmx-tsléx6s naxwayds gwa- 
yi€ldlasa g°axbendadlag. W4&, len k:!e&s dogizx alég-endafynsag. 
Wi, las k-te&s cleléwéseewa, Wa, gélakeas€la g-ig-egamé&. Laems 
héxaxamasa., ‘néenak-ixt6 g-Ig-egdmé& awasat -LsAsotiwalis te&wox 
&dzax Lsaqotasax,. Wag*a dox‘widexg-fin daakik: laxg-ada Légadek: 


geacm Sefwake. Laemk* sayabalagsas genemg*os, g*igadme® L!aso- 


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(1) Then Lalak-ots!a told the chiefs that it was finished./ 
"Now we shall just wait on the ground,'! said he and he sat down./ 

Then Odzétstalis came out of the door of the house of K€ma-~ 
xiilaz./ He spoke and said, "Now you have finished, (5) you have 
finished a great thing, chiefs. Now sit down well, chiefs./ Now 
you have got this princess Qtéx-1alaga, the princess/ of my chief 
here. I will go in and call this your wife, chief/ c!asotiwalis, " 
Thus he said, and Odzé&stalis went into the house of/Aemaxiilaz. He 
was not long inside when he came out again (10) leading A&maxiilaz 
and Qs6x*:alaga, who held lying on her chest Sefwa, the/ expensive 
copper, and behind them came chief Plaselat (the/head chief of the 
numaym Ladlax:s€endayu) and also K*!&dé,/ the grandfather of A€mi- 
xiilazt, Then they stood outside the door of the/ house, and Odzé= 
Egtalis spoke and said, "Do not sit (15) this way, chief .lasoti- 
walis, and you,chief ttaqotas, and you, great/ chiefs of the tribes. 
Row go on and stand up. Now has come/ the wife of your chief Lla- 
sotiwalis. She comes dressed up. Now/ she is dressed with this 
Sce€wa, this Wiwiinx copper!, to you, man," said he./ Then many young 
men came who carried out three hundred blankets, (20) and when they 
were all on the ground, Odzé€stalis spoke and/ said, “Now ¢o on, 
chief Plaselaz, according to your privilege, for it is not/ in 
doubt my standing and your standing, chief,'/ said he, Then Pla- 
selax took the copper carried by Qtéx-ralaga./ Then he spoke and 
said, "Indeed, indeed, for this was told to our (25) ancestors 
for we add on nothing new to what we were advised to/ do when we 
try to get a wife. Now I notice everything/ that we are doing 
coming up to this point. There were no new ways added on/ and no- 
thing was forgotten. Now thank you, chiefs, you/ have done well. 
I mean this, chiefs, father and son, Lsasotiwalis and (30) great 
Léaqotas. Now look at this that I am holding, this which has the 


name/ Sefwa. Now it is the return gift of your wife, chief tla- 





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tiwalis, yisge-a Sefwak-, Wa, gélag’a ge igdmee Ltaqouas, dax:€{d. 
qeky, &nék-6, Wa, héx-€idatmisé _faqotas la qa&s dax*€idéxa 
tiaqwa. ‘Wa, 18 yaqleg:afia. WH, 1 €n&k-a ddqiiméxa tiaqwa: Wa, 
géladzéla Seema, qialax-stiaakut€emsaxg:in séxwaitAyék* winaxa g*ie 
gimatyé K€mixiilat gen ctaqoréxs& €wdlasas Seewa, €néenak-ité6, g-i- 
g°egamés 1lécelqwalatai., G*axemgeada Légadek>, gaxtemgra Se&wak-. 
Laem sayabalayusa g*igdimaSyé A€maxular gates k: !6d6xé Qséx-Lalaga 
laxwa k+!$6s6x qiifnénatya sayabaldxsa Yadxiila L!aqwa. Héem walle 
watdemaséxs laé belasds Plaselazé qa qiwexfidamawéstés, Wa, g*il- 
Emisé qiwereéSda laas Sdzaqwa yaqteg*aexS Plaselaxaxs laé dalaxa 
€nemxsa pselxelasgema, WH, 18 €nék-az Qataxs h8€maéx gwég: iflatsa 
EnemOkwé 1axa xentyenx4basaxés k !6déra g-igdmatya, €neenak:1ré 
g- igeegimés léelqwalat6, Hem lag-izas q$6nema Gtaxasa g°igee= 
gimafyaxs wax'aéd nanaxtsfeewaxgea lax gwéx-cidaatsgeada g*igd- 
mik: yfixgea A€maxilazek*, €né&nak*izé g-Lg-egimse awas&l L!aso- 
tiwalis, sddzéemits Ltaqoras., Laem adxtaatsés genemds g* Igimse 
Ltasotiwalisxgrada yiiduxYpeenyag’ek* plelxelasgema. Wa, la&mések- 
largeada Légemk>. Laems tégadex Awidé, g-igimé’. Wa, gélag-a 
laxg*as genemg’os g° igdms€ Lldsotiwalis gqa€s lads n&€nak¥ 1axés 
gSkwads, &nék-6, WH, héx-fidatmisé léda qlémfla g*ig-egamée 
qafs 18 qéwk€stalax Q/éx-Lalaga qa&s 16 tadts 1ax g-dkwas MA&- 
Enaktila qaxs ha6é g°a6.e16 tldsotiwalisé g*dkwas. 

Wi, g°fl&misé laéréda g-&xsa la qdyddex Qiéx-Lalaga 1aé 
Qiéx*talaga A4xk-{alaso® qa&s 16 kiwanddzelftax 1 sasotiwalisaxs 
&x-sH€maé tiégeit laxés g*Skwaxs laé gadzé.éda €ndxwa 1léelqwa- 
laté6& qaé, Wa, g°axé wl&la hoOqiwels laxa g*Skwa qayddex-dé 
g°axsa Qiéx*ralaga, Lax’ dafxwaé xwélaqa kiais€elsa lax ctlasanf- 


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sotiwalis, (1) this Se&wa, Now come, chief ttaqotas and take it, '/ 
said he. And immediately téaqotas went and took the/ copper. ‘then 
he spoke and said, looking at the face of the copper:/ ''Now come, 
great Sefwa., It seems that you know that I am paddling upward to 
make war on chief (5) A€maxilaz, for me to obtain a copper of the 
size of Sefwa, I mean this, chiefs/ of the tribes, Come now, 

this one that has a name. Come now, Sefwa./ Now it is the return 
gift of chief A&maxilaz, on account of his princess Q!éx-talaga,/ 

in this that is not often done, the return gift of an expensive 
copper.'' This was the end/ of his speech, for he was stopped by 
Pilaselax that he might be quiet for a while. When (10) he stopped 
speaking P!aselat spoke again, holding/ one pair of blankets. 

He said, "Indeed, this is the way it is done/ by one of those who 
really love their daughter, a chief. I mean this,/ chiefs of the 
tribes. This is the reason why many times the chiefs fall back,/ 
who try to imitate this that is now being done by this chief, (15) 
this Aémaxiilat. I mean this, chiefs, father and son,/ 1 sasotiwalis 
and you, great Leaqgotas, Now this is the carrying strap of your wife, 
chief/t!asotiwalis, these three hundred blankets. Now/this name will 
go. Now your name will be Awidé, chief. Now come/to your wife, chief 
L'dsotiwalis, and go home to your (20) house," said he, Immediately 
the many chiefs went/and stood around Q!éx°talaga, and they took her 
to the house of/M&€nakila, for Lidsotiwalis was ¢@taying in his 
house. / 

As soon as the reel chiefs had gone in, walking home with Q!é- 
x*Lalaga, then/ Qtéx-Lalaga was asked to sit down by the side of 
tidsotiwalis, (25) for he had just been lying on his back in his 
house while the marriage was arranged by all the tribes/ for him, 
Then came out of the house again all the chiefs who had taken home/ 
Qiéx-talaga and they sat down again outside of the/ house of M&- 
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Wa, g°tlémisé wifla la klitslesa laas yaqteg*a€z6 t Saqoe 
Las. Wi, 18 €nék-az Wa, gélaga g* igre gimés 16elqwdlarai, Wae 
gadz&x-fns gigaséd molasg-ada €walas& watdemxa g-Igdmatyaé Lsa- 
sotiwalisa, &nék:é, Wa, héx*fidatmisé nagadé dagqfilasa €nék-6é: 
1. WA & huwa yéya a a, wi hu wa a @ 4. 

Ladzé€maha la6x yawix:flahadzétens g°igamahatyéx 161 qwa- 
laharai. 

Wa & wi huwa, 

2. W& & huwa yéya aa, wh hu wa aa a, 

Ladzé6€maha ladx 6talehedzé.a rélaxeewahadzétxa Swlewelsge- 
Emahakw6x lélqwdilahatai, anaxtahdn g-{qag-iwafyahainxa 
LOgwalayaxa qfomaizag- tlahayaxa baxtlaliziladzéyahax 
yaéx_ahandzéyasen Ompk*asfowaxa qsiuléxiéyahadzéyarax 
G-ixséestaliseméedzés g-igdmatyas lélqwdlahatai. 

Wa & wi huwa. 

3S. W& & huwa yéya a a, wh hu wa aa a. 

Ladzéyahamihdn téqayahaitsen Légemdzéyahasen wiwompdzé— 
yahaxaha q:iléxréyahadzéya Yaqo.adzé, Yaqovasemédzé, 
Liaqo.adzé, tsaqorasemédzé, r_iasodéts &naladzé, 1 ia- 
sotiwalidzé, E€wanuxtdzés g-igimatyas Lélqwdlara.Yue 
emya LéeLegemdzéyasen wiwompdzéya qa&s lélqwalatai. 

Wa & wi huwaé, 

Wa, lacem yixwé Léaqotasé dalax Setwaxa Lidqwa. Wa, g°flemisé 
qsiilbéda qtemdem laé yaqteg-aezx6 Liagoras. WA, 1a, Snék-as 

Qa , qalageada €walasek* claqwa g:ax€emk> geaxfatela laxa g*i- 
gamatyé Ltasotiwalisé, €néenak-1%6 g-ig-egimés léelqwilarée. 
Waigea mosgeemak’ Kwakug*ut, wag°a qtapiég-aelsex ga hawasifla~ 
ladsaxwa adxLaaseéx peelxelasgem qa&s wiséx:fidadsasox laxwa 16= 
Elqwalatatyéx, Enék°é; Wa, hdx-fidatmisé hawasitldlaseewa adm 
xLaasé plelxelasgema yisa qiéqéaqtasto bebe gwanemsa 16iqwilarafyé, 


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As soon as they had all sat down, tsaqoras spoke/ and said, 
“Now come,chiefs of the tribes./ Let us sing the grandfather's 
song, to thank for the great words, for chief/.i!asotiwalis," said 
he. And immediately the song leader took up the song which said,/ 

(5) 1. W& & huwa yéya a a, w& hu wa a a 4./ 
Now the great one will move,our great chief ,/tribes./ 
W&,& wh huwa./ 
2. Wa & huwa yéya a a, wi hu wa a a 4,/ 
(10) Now the great one will invite all/the tribes, for my 
ancestor, the chief,/ obtained as his treasure the 
Wealth Maker,the great Rising Property/of my excellent 
father whose own name will be/G*Ixsé€stalisamé®, the 
great chief of the tribes, / 
(15) Wa & w& huwa./ 
5. WA & huwa, y6ya a a, wa hu wa a a a./ 
Now I shall call the great name of my forefathers,/ 
whose own namé is the great Yagoras, the great Ya~ 
qotasemée,/ the great ttaqotas, the great .tagova- 
semée, the great tlasddéts fndla, (20) the great 
Lédsotiwalis, the great Ewanuxudzé, the chief of the 
tribes./These are the names of mv great ancestors,for 
you, tribes./ | 
Wa & w& huws./ 
Then .faqotas danced carrying Se€wa, the copper, and as soon as/ 
the song was at an end tlaqotas spoke and saidy (25) "Indeed it 
is true, this great copper came. Now it came up to/ chief cla- 
sotiwalis. I mean this, chiefs of the tribes./ Go on, four Kwa- 
geur tribes, assemble and count/ the packstrap blankets to put a 
belt about those tribes,"/said he,and at once were counted the (30) 
packstrap blankets by the tally keepers of the tribes./As soon as 


they finished Lfalak‘ots!a, the speaker, arose (1) and spoke, 


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qafs yaqseg*aexé dalaxa €nemxsa plelxelasgem, WH, 18 Snék-at Lae 
men wisék-aroz, g*igeegdime® 1laxox gwilaséx laq4xwa fnalenxayOxsens 
gigak: Jaénatyé(laqdxs mox€widalaéxens gagak: faénatyéx kiwasaxala 
Geiitla laxa qiaqeakéwa Leewa dix: sidzendé Leewa xwésa. wa, yuwit- 
staem Ogaqaia laxwa l&qens gwar watdema Cwaowalatsilax ke {6sEox~ 
tient qadzé.a. Wa, laem k-Je&s qautéx-a 1laq4 qaéda g*igimatyé 
Kemixiilataxs sayabalaas Se€wa 14xés negiimpé LiAsotiwalisé, Wa, 
laem nénaqlex€éd laxéq. K-le&s la qtéqtadgema. Wa, ldlasa dgii- 


geneme gqa&s qautéx-sefwer¢tsés ne gum- 


qazaxa qadzé_emxa qadzé.axés g 


pé, Wa, 1a Lakeeyalaxxa Liaqwa, Héem gaza k- fés ginase€wa qa- 
dzétem péelxelasgem. Wa, lalasa qagadzétema, Héem ke {6s qfltind- 
la héxax6 gqaxs k*!ésa6é qfindla qaqoténemasefwa qaqadzétayu. Wa 
lalasaxa Larék-ewaxa péelxelasgem qa&s qadzé.embuta, Wa, héem 
qsdmageila qa qédmisés sasem te€wés genem6 gaxs &€maé la twlla 
aédaagéda qadzéLtembuza peelxelasgemxs las ganuz&ida lax Sxnogwa- 
dis, né&nak-iz6 mox€widaz6x.) Wa, la&mésen wisék-asg*ada Snem- 
xsak* péelxelasgem 14L, g*igimé& ilaqwadzé qaxs 1axiimx: fidaagés, 
g:igimS€, nék-S Lalak-otsia, Wa, la h&€staem gwék- falaxs laé 
Syaqwasa peelxclasgemé laxa lélqwdlaratyé. Wa, g-flemisé claq 
Ewfelxtd cyaxewitsetwa Mamaldleqdla, laas yaqieg-azxs 1 laqo.as 
ddlax Sefwaxa tlaqwa, WH, 18 €nék-at Wag-a hétélaxg-fn waxdem- 
Lek g°-Lgeepamés Lélqwalaré&xen lag*-izta molasg-a Sefwak*xe-ada 
sayabalayugwax LsAsgtiwalisa, néenak-ixé, g-Ig-egdmés 1élqniq 
laré&, Wa, 18 dzOxwatas Sefwa, WH, 18 Snék-as Llén#k qa&s Mam-~ 
1éleqdlai,.léna qa&s Enemgésai, Lfénd gqaf&s Lawitslésai, riéni gas 
Madmtag*ilai, La€men qasoOsg°a Sefwak ga&s moOsgeemak 1éelqwdlarai, 


yintaxg-fin csasotiwalisék*, Alaxutten laxutiexg:a Sefwa, enék-éxs 


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helding one pair of blankets. He said, ''Now/I put a belt on you, 
chiefs, for in this way it is done in the greatest way of our/ 
wooing.!' (For there are four ways of wooing,going downward,/dif- 
ferent from the "obtaining of a slave,"1l and "taking hold of the 
foot," and the "exchange marriage." And all of these (5) are 
different from what we are now finishing, that we call the “great 
bringing out of the crest/in marriage."' Now there is no repay- 

ing of the marriage debt in this, for Chief/A€maxiilat gave as a re- 
turn gift Sefwa to his son-in-law,.!asotiwalis./ Now this is 
settled after/this. There is nothing now to trouble him, And there 
is another way/of marrying, when a man marries his wife and the 
marriage debt is repaid by the father-in-law.(10) Now the copper 
will stand as a mast, for a long time are not paid back the mar- 
riage gift/blankets. Then there is the small marriage. This. does 
not often/come out well for the little marriage debt of the little 
marriage is not often rapaid./ Then there is borrowing of blankets 
for the pretended marriage, and/this brings disgrace to the child- 
ren and wife, for all just (15) go back, the pretended marriage 

gift blankets when it gets evening, to their owners./ I mean, 

these are the four ways.) “Now I shall put on the belt with this 

one pair/of blankets on you, chief L!aqwadzé6,for you had hard work,/ 
chief," said Lalak-otsia,and he continued to say the same as he/gave 
out the blankets to the tribes. When they were nearly (20) all given 
away to the Mamaléleqdla,then spoke L !aqotas/holding the copper Se&wa,. 
He said, "Now listen to my wort,/chiefs of the tribes. This is the 
reason that I am glad of this Se&wa,/the return gift to c.lasotiwalis. 
I mean this, chiefs of the tribes,''/and he held up Se&wa and said, 
"Grease for you, Mamaléleqdla,(25) grease for you, &nemgis, grease 
for you, Lawits!6s, grease for you,/Madmtag*ila. Now I promise a 
feast with this Setwa, for you, four tribes,/I who am w!asotiwalis. 


Indeed, I shall sell Se&wa," said he (1) as he laid it down in the 


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laé paxfaliteg laxa Sewiewalizs, Wa, wagea ax€édndkiqek’, &né- 
k*éxs laé b&s qafs 16 k!iwag*fliza. 

WA, 1H Laxewalizé g-Igdmatyasa Mamaléleqala yfx GtySxelasé 
qa&s 16 dag‘alizax SceEtwa gas yaqiegeaezxS, Wa, ld Snék°S: G*ax- 
emen dax*€idexg*as Llaqwag’ds, g°*igdmé&, Latmésen yaqsentox 
Leewiin g*Skulotéx qaés watdemds g-igdmée Léaqoras, ©nék-6xs lad. 
kiwagealfza,. 

Wi, la&mé Lalak‘otsia 6tiéda fyax€witsa plelxelasgemé laxa 
Enaxwa bébegwanem. Wa, g°fl&misé wilxtoxs la6é wiltla Sndenak¥ 
laxés g:ig’Okwé. WH, lacem gwaXa qadzéLa laxéq. 

ll. Purchase of a Copper. 

Wi, maStenxélaxa tsldwenxas cfasotiwalis x*6sa%a, laem k* és 
piesa 1éx-aem gwég-iflatséxs &&maé hémenaza kiwak!wéladzem,. Wa 
g°dxéda g*ax& 14x Dzdwadéxa g*Ax6 Bxk: falax .fdsotiwalisé reewis 
Ompé Lsaqoras ga lés lax Dzawadé qaxs le&maé k* flxwasdré Se Ewasa 
tiéna yfs Laédzéxa gig&émafyasa ne &mémutasa Wiwomasgemasa Mamaq 
1léleq&la qaés negtmpé GityOtelas qaxs geg*adaas K* :asogwiflakuxa 
ks $€dézas raédzé, WH, héx-fidatmisé tlasotiwalis Léttsiodxa mos— 
geemakw6 Kwakigeux qa 16s €witla hoxtsia lax g-okwas. Wa, g°fl- 
Emisé g-ax Cwl€laéi.a Kwakiigsutaxs laS Lidqotas tsick: /atelasa g°a- 
xé diq qa 1és 18x Dzdwadé qaxs latmé k-flxwasoL6 Se€wa yfs raédzé. 
Wi, g°flemisé gwi2 tslek-tatelaxs la& Lalak-otsla yadqieg-aeza, 

WE, 1 €nék-as Wa, gélakcas®laxa &k-éx watdem, g°Igimse t ldqoras,. 
G6laqtanax¥ laxOx, €né&nak-ixé g-Ig-eegdimés Kwakligeut, Wag-ax-fns 
q!amdéxa k!w6latyald axtsema qiemdemaxwa dzaqwacéx, enék-8, wa, 

18 ndxwaem 6x-fak-a bébegwanemax watdemas. WA, g°flemisé gwax6 
watdemas laé €wi€ls héqiwels laxa g*Skwé, WA, 1léx-atmés la klu- 
dziza mokwé nénfgad& qaxs latmé &wintwiindsa denxel@éda fnemokwé 

nf gadés6s qiemdem g°fX¥tsiala. Wa, la&mé kiwagelizé LsaqoLasag 

qaxs la6é €néx-fallzelasés gwefyo qa qayatsa aitsemé kiwéCyalala 
qsemdemtas tsdsotiwalisé, Wa, g-fl€misé Alak- tala la q!dda mokwé 


nénfgadxa qiemdem laé €wiela hoqiwels lixa g-dkwé. 


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rear of the house. "Now go on, will one of you take it up?" said 
he/as he left it and sat down./ 

Then arose the chief of the Mamaléleqdila, Giydtelas./ Then 
he took up Sefwa and spoke. He said, (5) “Icome and take up this 
your copper, chief, I shall talk/ to my tribe on account of what 
you said, chief tsaqoras," said he and/ sat down./ 

Then Lalak-otsia again gave away blankets to/ all the men and 
when they had all been given they all went home (10) to their 
houses. And after this the marriage was at an end./ 

ite Purchase of a Gopper. 

Now for two winters Llasotiwalis rested. He did not/ give 
away property, the only thing he did was always to give small 
feasts, Then/those came who came out from Knight Inlet and told 
Ltasotiwalis and his/father,tfaqo.as, to go to Knight Inlet, that 
Se€wa was going to be bought (15) with grease by Laédzé, the chief 
of the numaym Wiwomas gem of the Mamaléleqdla,/ for his son-in«law 
Giy6telas, for he had as his wife K* {fsogwi€laku,/ the princess of 
Laédzé, Immediately tldsotiwalis called in the four/ Kwig-ux tribes 
to go into his house. And/as soon as all the steer tribes were 
in, Léaqoras told them (20) that they had come to get him to go to 
Knight Inlet, for now Se€wa was to be bought by Laédzé./ As soon 
as he had finished telling them, Laélak-ots!a spoke/ and said "Thank 
you for this good word, chief Lsaqoras./ Thank you very much, for 
I mean this, chiefs of the Kwagsuz. Now go on,/ let us sing in the 
house a new feasting song this evening," said he./ (25) Then all the 
men agreed to what he said, and when they had finished/ speaking 
they all went out of the house and only/the four song leaders sat 
down, for one song leader sang secretly/the new song that was in him. 
Then t{aqo.as sat down among them,/ for he told them what to refer 
to in the words in the new feasting (30) song of Ltasotiwalis. And 
when the four/ song leaders knew well the song, they wantout of 


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Wa, g°flemisé dzaqwaxs laas €yalagé L sAgoLasaxa haEyarfa 
maflokwa ga 16s qasaxa ylduxYsetmakwé Kwaktig:ux Ogufla laxa Qid- 
moy4tyé qa g*axés CwlEla 14x g:dkwas clasotiwalisé, yfxs &nék*aé- 
da maflokwé hafyaxea lax A€witelas tiex-fldsa g°*fg°Skwés G*axeme- 
nuexu giemditlalovai Gwételai qa tfasotiwalisai. Halag-alé.asai, 
Enék-6. Wa, la h&€staem gw6k- dla laxa €naxwa g-ig*dkwa, Wa, 
g-fl€misé Cwilxtolsaxa g*ig*Okwaxs g*axda®xwaé aédaaqa qa&s 16 
xwélag’ét 14x g°Skwas Llasotiwalisé qats 6xtwidéx awinagwitas. 
wi, g°fl€misé gwax laé lagolfizaq. Wa, g°fl&misé gwaza g°axaas 
g’alaé.a mOkwé nénfgada qats 16 ksis€aliz lax neqéewalizasa g-Okwée. 
Wai, héx-€idatmisé fwuntwindsa denx€étsa axtsemé qéemdema, Wa, 
g'axemé hogwiteléda kiwékewanutemafyasa nenfigadé qats 16 kiusea- 
1iz lax ¢wax-sbalizasa mokwé nén&gadé, Wa, g°f1l€misé g°ax €wf- 
Elaéta €naxwa bébegwanemsa mosgetmakwé Kwaklg-uta laas Laxewallzé 
Lalak‘otsia, wi, 18 yaqiegeatta, Wa, 1& nék-az Qét, gil, mosge- 
Emak¥ Kwakig-ut. Ets!éemawisens 6x-qfesela qaens g*axéx qlaza 
g°axdzaqens qlazaxa g°Iigdmatyaé taédzaxa ke flxwacex Se&wa L saqwa- 
sens g*igdmafyadx tfasotiwaliséx., Wa, gélak-as€lax:t waidemasa 
g°{gamatya, Gé1aq!anak# lax'i waxydemas6, €néenak-izé, g° ig-egimés 
Kwakug-ut, la€men &néx- qens witlatmé la lax Dzawadé lasgeméxens 
ge Igimafyox Lasotiwaliséx, €nék*6é, WA, 1d wixaxa nénfigadé qa wé= 
g-Is denx€étsa aXtsemé k!wélafyala qilemdema. Wa, hdx:idatmisa 
n&gaaé dfq4lasés qlemtéla*yéxa &nék 6, 
1. Ya ha w& yeya ha, 
Wa €yax*€idg-iladzéyen. 
Wa €yax*fidg*iladzéyfin g-fn €yax* €idg-iladzéyaq!amé- 
g°fn yimg-flisé, laé lax g°ag*igdmmenéxwas 1éelqwa- 
latai. 


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(1) As soon as it was evening Ltaqotas sent two young men/ to 
walk calling the three Kwag*ui tribes besides the Qtomoyaétyé,/ 
that all should come to the house of c!asotiwalis. And the/ two 
young men said inside the doors of the housess 'tWe come (5) to ask 
you to sing in the house, Gwétela, on behalf of tlasotiwalis. 
Go there quickly,'Y they said, and they kept on saying the same in 
all the houses./ As soon as they had been in all the houses they 
went back again and/ went into the house of t$asotiwalis to clear 
the floor./ When they had finished, they made a fire in the middle 
of the house. After this was done (10) the four song leaders came 
in and sat down in the middle of the rear of the house./ At once 
they sang secretly the new song./ Now came in those who were sitting 
on the sides of the song leaders and they sat down/on each side 
of the four song leaders, As soon/ as all the men of the four 
Kwag*ur tribes were in, arose (15) Lalak-ots!a and spoke, He said: 
"Indeed it is true, you four/ Kwag*uzx tribes. Should we not be 
haopy about this, that we have/learned that chief ta6dz6 will buy 
Sefwa the coppér/ from our chief cfasotiwalis. Thank you for the 
words of the/ chief. Thank you indeed for what you have said, I 
mean this, chiefs (20) of the Kwageur. Now I wish that you all go 
to Knight Inlet following/ our chief ifdsetiwalis," seid he. Then 
he told the song leaders to go ahead/ and sing the new feasting song, 
and immediately/ the song leaders began the song which said,/ 
1. Ya ha w& yeya ha./ 
(25) I am the great one who causes them to be bad »/ 
I am the great one who causes them to be bad, 
I am the great one who causes them to be baa ,/to give 
up, the little chiefs of the/tribes./ 


Ya ha w& heya ha w& huwa./ 





1. That means "to lose in rank,# 


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2. Kwag*ucdzemskunfwa. 
Kwa g* utdzemskin&wa 
Kwig'uten nék-aéx géxwamefstala lax 16elqwalacals 
NOgwaems yayagalaso&sé léelqwalaral, 
Nogwaems clarfaqwaalasdesé 1lécelqwalarai, 
NOgwaems LaLlégemAlaso&saé léclqwalarai. 
Nogwaems k* fak: {Ss€4lasd&s& léelqwdlacrai, 

Ya ha w& yeya ha w& huwa, 
5S. Ya ha w& yeya ha. 

Wa, la&men ya véqafyattsen menmenzexrayasen gagempdzéyaxa 
qitiléx.éyadzSya Kwakix-Aladzé, Kwax:flandkimé®, g-Lgadmée 
qa&s 1léelqwilarai. 

Layuta lax-s€endéyaxa Légemmuxudzé6yaLex Angwalax-vtadzé 
Llaqwasens gagempazéyaxa qitiléx.éyadzéya Kiwakiwabalas, 
Kiwakéewabalasemé® g-igdémé& qa&s léelqwalarai, 

Layuza 1lax*stendéyaxa Légemnuxudzéyat EX Nengemalax-tadzé 
Ltaqwasen gagempdzéyaxa qiléxréyadzéya Maléde&s g-I-. 
gimé qa€s léelqwalarai. 

Layuza lax:stendéyaxa LSgenmuxtdzévai ex Max€énoxx:radzé 
Lsaqwasen gagempdzéyaxa qeiléxtéyadzéya Ewanux'¥, Ewanu- 
xudzés g° i€gim& qa€s léelqwalacali. 

Ya ha w& yeya ha wé huwa. 

Wi, g°fl€misé naxwa qsAléda bébegwanemaxa Attsemé kiw6e 
la€yaéla qeemdema, wi, la€&mé gwaz denxela laas Laxewalizé 1 faq 
qotasé qa€s yaqeeg*alzé, Wa, 14 Enék-a. La&md gwaxtsema qtem- 
demaxsen g° Lgaimafyéx. Ladzé€mo gwaittsema. Wa, le&mas witelax 
gig: igexcayasen gaagempewitaxa €naxwa m6 fla €wilE€l6cex qlwaxa- 
gixasa g-Igimatyé. Wa, gélak-as€lax’ dx wazdemagOs Lax*sodalaso€&, 
Enéké (véxe6dxa n&gadéxa Axénukwasa kiwélafydla qtemdems gwe &yOs,) 
Latms héxaxamasa, €né€nak-izx6, g*dtge°Gkulot. Laf&men hawaxel6er 


qens 16 18x Dzawadé qa hé€mésox vc fénag*ila k!wélas6x 1 !asotiwali- 


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2. I am the great Kwag*ut/ 

I am the great Kwag*ut/ 

I, the Kwags-ut say this as you are paddling about among 
the tribes,(?)/ 

I am the one from whom property is obtained by the tribes./ 

(5) I am the one from whom coppers are obtained by the tribes./ 

I am the one from whom names are obtained: by the tribes./ 

I am the one from whom crests are obtained by the tribes./ 

Ya ha w& he ya w& hu wi./ 

3. Ya ha w& he ha ha./ 

(10) Now I will name the feasting names of my great grandfather/ 
whose own name was Kwakwax-&las, Kwax:flanodkimé&, the 
chief,/ for you, tribes./ 

Long ago he broke the copper that had the great name Cloudy ,/ 
that belonged to my grandfather whose own name was Kiwa- 
k!wabalas,(15) Kiwakiwabalasemé©,the chief,for you,tribes./ 

Long ago he broke the conper that had the name Bear Face,/ 
that belonged to my grandfather whose own name was 
Malet, the chief,/ for you, tribes./ 

Long ago he broke the copper that had the name Killer Whale/ 
(20) that belonged to my grandfather whose own name was 
Ewanux4, Ewanuxudzé,/ the chief, for you, tribes./ 

Ya ha w& heya ha wé huwa./ 


As soon as all the men knew the new feasting/ song, they stopped 


singing and tHen LsaqgoLas arose (25) and spoke, He said, "Now is 


finished/ the song of my chief, the great one is finished and you 
have heard/ the chief-names of my grandfathers, all of which were 
obtained by/ this chief who has grown up for them, ‘Thank you for 
these your words, Lax:sodalas6&,'/ he said. (He named the song 

leader who made the feasting song.) (30) "Now you made it well. I 
mean this, tribes, I beg you/ to go to Knight Inlet, for this is 


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s6xa la€méx kiw6ladzexralatex Ewanukwé. Wa, la€mésen la&sartsen 
aLaneméx toqwaliz Lecwa nanéx te&wa mogwatéx, wa, yuemésa tslawéx 
X6XOqwaré 1axox Ewanukwéx, WA, la€m6sens 1azx €mAlareq¥,Kwakig*ur 
yixs SkSta €naldx tensta, &ndk’6, (Wa, la&men kiwagelizeq. Wa 
len ke {6s lasgemxa mOsgeemakw6 Kwakig-utaxs laé 14x Dzawadé qaen 
Enaxwatmék> doqitlaxen k* {ataseews qaes.) 

Wa, g°fl&misé gwaré watdemas laé €witla hoquwels laxa g*Okwé 
qa&s xwanaxeidé. Wa, g°fl&misé &nax-fidxa gaalixs laé witla wi- 
xUstendxés xwaxwikitina qa&s mdxsésés dédamala liq. Wa, g°fl€misé 
Ewllxs6 dédamal&s 1la6 1.ex€6da, (WA, la&men k? 6s la 1laqe La&men 
amléx4 laxg*a Tsaxisek-,) 

Wi, yayGduxUsemg’ustalé enflasésa qlevtexsa (yfxs &nék-aéda 
waokwé bakiiima qtetsexsagila €nilis6éxs) g*dxaé hdla laxg-a Tsa- 
xisek*xa mOsge€makwé Kwakiig'uta, Wa, hd€misé claqoras tsiek- a- 
telaxs qéetiepienyageaé ke fewelx4sem csénd k* flomax Seewa, Wa, 
hé€mis la €wilEla k!wélasfidayus clasotiwalisxa la k!wéladzextdlax 
Ewanukwaxa 1léelqwdlatatyé6, €nék-éxs 1la6é tsiek:!azela g°axen. 

12. Continuation of Marriage Ceremonies 

Wa, ma&x€enxSléxa tsldwiinxé qlapiiixa ydqelaxa plelxelasgemé 
Lidsotiwalis qaxg:fn héx-sa&métek Léqalayureqés Légemaxs lax-dé 
LéXelaxa l6lqwdlaraty6. Wa, la&mé fnéx- qats k!waapéxés genemé 
Qiéx*tdlaga laxés OmpS A€mAxiilaré 15€ g-Lgimatyasa €ne&mémutasa 
Liacfelaminasa fnemgés6. Wa, g*axtemxaa Lételakwa €naxwa 1é6lqwila- 
Lés SnemOgwisxa g*ayurxé laxa &ne&mémutasa Sénifemasa Gwetela. WA, 
1% Lldsotiwalisd Léxtsi6dxa mosgefmakwé Kwakig-ura qa lés €wiela 
hogwit lax g*dkwas. Wa, la&mé €nék-a ma€l6kw6é bébegwanemxa qasel= 
g°fs6: Geaxemenuex4 gasai Gwételai ga&s lads hOLélax waidemas 
Lfasotiwalis6. Halag’flétasai, &nék-6 14x a€witelds tlex-flasa 
Enaxwa g*ig*Okwa. WA, g:fl€mis6 wilxtolsaxa g-ig-Okwaxs g*axaé 
aédaaqa. Wa, g°axé hogwitéda €naxwa bébegwanem., Wa, g° {1€misé 
ge ax EwlElaéta laas Laxewallzé Lalak*otsia qa€s yaqiegafz6, Wa, 


la €nék-as Wa, gélagea mosge&maku Kwakig-ut. Wa, gélak-as®laxs 


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will be Ewanuk¥, Now I will turn over/my Wolf house dish, and 

the Bear and the Seal and also the Beaver/house dish to Ewanuk¥. 
Now we will take them there, Kwag-ut/if it is a good day tomorrow, "' 
said he, (I was sitting among them, but (5) did not follow the 
four Kwag*uzt tribes when they went to Knight Inlet, for/ I saw all 
that has been written by me for you.)/ 

After they had finished speaking, then they all went out of 
the house/ and got ready, and as soon as it got day in the morning, 
they all/ launched their canoes and they loaded them with their goods 
and when (10) all the goods were aboard they started. (Now I did 
not go there, T stayed/ at home here at Fort Rupert.)/ 

Now there were six of the third ten days, as they say,/(or as 
other Indians say, six between twenty days, twenty-six). Then 
they came back to Fort Rupert,/ the four Kwag-ut tribes, and Llae 
goLas reported (15) that six hundred coal ofl tins of grease had 
been paid for Sefwa,/ and this was all given in a feast by t!asoti- 
walis, whose feasting name/ was Ewanuk¥, to all the tribes, said 
he as he told me the news./ 


12. Continuation of Marriage Ceremonies. 


For two winters c!asotiwalis collected property, namely blank- 
ets/ (for I will continue to call him by this name after (20) he 
had invited all the tribes}. Now he wished to “sit under" his 
wife/gléx-Lalaga, on account of her father, Aemaxilaz, and the 
chief of the numa ym/ claclelamin of the Enemgis, Now also came 
all the tribes invited/ by €nemdgwis who belongs to the numaym Sé- 
nufem of the Gwétela . / Taen tfdsotiwalis invited in the four Kwa- 
geux tribes to go (25) into his house, and two men, the inviters, 
said,/ "We come walking, Gwétela, that you may go and listen to the 
words of/t!asotiwalis, You will go quickly,''said they in the door- 
ways/ of all of the houses, And after they had been to all the houses 
they went/ back, Then all the men came into the house, and as soon 


«3 (30) they were all in,Lalak-ots!a arose and spoke./ He said,'Now 


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g°axaéx g'axécelaxwa walasés g:Okwa, g*Okwaxsg'fn g*igdimék- 
laxg-a tlasotiwalisek: laxg-ada Snékfk: qa®s Ewaewiflor léx 
xUltafya ga labendalasa g° igimatyé gag ftelaxs galas matyo- 
Lemsés AbempS. €néenak-1t6 g*Igregimée 6eng*a LfAsotiwalisek: 
LOgwas genemg*ég-a QeSx* talaga. Latmésox k*!as&la, Len k*tés 
Enéx* qa xek-laxaplésox, fnéenakizé, la€mésens 14x kiwaap qaxs 
latmen g*Igdima&yox Lldsotiwaliséx kjwaapazx6s genemé qaéda ge ga- 
k: !Gmas Leewe €yak: $elwasé qaxs leemaé Snék-a g-igdmatyéx qa’s 
giinx’€{dé lalévia qaés €yag-ftelaxddé qag*ada léelqwalaratya. Wa, 
la&mésens lax g igeegamés mo 3 ge &mak¥ KwakigsuX kiwaapaxa genemas 
Lidsotiwalis, Wa, hagea g*{gim6& &maxtyalisemée®, opiédxa g*Igi- 
mafyaé A€maxiilat, nézaqéxg:fns la&mék* 14x kiwaapatex genemasox 
Lfdsotiwaliséx. 

Wa, la&mé emixtyal isematyéxa geayuré lax enemémutasa Ha= 
énavé€nasa QldmoyatyS, Wa, k-léstia gizaxs g:axaé aédaaqa. wa 
&emisé enék-exs le&maé Afmaxtlaré Gem la nake!azaq qa 16s hali- 
Eldla kiwaapax genemas .!asotiwalis,. 

Wai, héx-€idatmisa qlénemé héfyaxfa sések- laxsenkiilaxa 
peelxelasgemaxs 1la6 hoqitwels laxa g-Okwas Liasotiwalisé qa&s 16 
ke fex€elselas lax Lflasanftfyas g*dkwas A€maxtlazé6, Wa, 18 &wifla 
lasgematyé bébegwanemag qa&s 16 kiiistels lag. Wa, h8emxadwisé 
Lalak‘otséa tax€wels qa€s yaqéegeaexé, Wh, 18 €nék-as G*ax€men, 
g:igdmée A&maxtlax, G-axtmen g:axfacela g*igegimee Atmaxtilax 
soazéemés g-Lgimée Enemogwis, G-axemenraxg-in t fasotiwalisék- 
kiwaipaxen genemax 1axOx Qi6xLalegix ke $6déraq!os, g Lgaimee 
Kmaxiilax, €né€nak-1x6, enék-exs 1a6 Lé€lalaxa qiaqiastowé be- 
gwinema qa 1lés hddz6g-éxa plelxclasgemé, WA, g°fl€misé kiwa~ 
gaclsa q!aqfastowé begwanem 14x gem€xagawalasas Lalak-Otsla 
laé Lalak*Otsia dax-idxa enemxsa peelxelasgem lax naxwaemd 


sések*-axsasa axfosgemalsa losemx: €1dé prelxelasgem kiwaabayos 


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come, you four Kwag:ut tribes. Thank you (1) for coming inside this 
great house, the house of this your chief/ tlasotiwalis, for he said 
that he will do all/ that is marked down for a chief to go through 
to the end, beginning from the time when he was first born/by his 
mother, I mean this, chiefs. Now have quarreled tlasotiwalis (5) 
and his wife, Q/éx-Lalaga, and now they will part. I do not/ wish 
them to part for good, I mean this. Now we will go and 'sit be- 
low,' for/ my chief c!asotiwalis will ‘sit under’ (his wife) on 
account of his wife's property/and 'trifles, "for now this chief 
says that he will/try to obtain 'trifles' to be given away to these 
tribes. Now (10) we shall go, chiefs of the four Kwageuz tribes 
and 'sit under' the wife of/.‘asotiwalis. Now go, chief ‘maxiiyali- 
semée, whisper to chief/A€maxtilat, and tell him that we shall now 
go and 'sit under' the wife of/.!asotiwalis.'V/ 

Then &maxiyalisemé®, who belongs to the numaym Hadnacénd (15) 
of the Q!omoy&fyé went, and it was not long before he came back 
and/ he just said that A€maxiilat was just waiting for them to go 
quickly/ and "sit under" the wife of cfdsotiwalis./ 

Immediately many young men carried each five pairs of/ blank- 
kets as they went out of the house of tlasotiwalis, and (20) they 
put them down outside of the house of A€maxitilaz. All the/ men foll- 
owed them and sat down there outside, and/ L&lak-otsia also stood 
up outside and spoke. He said, "I have come,/chief A€maxtilaz, I 
have come up, chief A€mixiilax,/ and you, great chief tnemdgwis, I 
come that L{asotiwalis (25) may ‘sit under' my wife, Qiéx-Lalaga 
here, your princess here, chief/ Atmaxitlaz,. I mean this," said he as 
he called the tally keeper/ to count the blankets. As soon as the/ 
tally keeper sat down at the left hand side of Lalak-ots!a,/ Lala- 
k*otsia took up one pair of blankets. And they were all in (30) 


five pairs in each pile on the ground, one thousand blankets, the 


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1} All property except blankets is called “trifles," literally 
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Lsasotiwalisaxés genemd, WA, 1& €ndk-é Lalak-otsia dzdxustodxa 
Enemxsa pselxelasgem: La&men Kiwadpaséqi laxen genemax 141, g°i- 
gimé& Aemaxtilaz sek*faxsa péelxelasgem, nék-é, Wa, 1éda héz€a 
gemxe 1saxa sek’ faxsa plelxelasgem qa&s 16 gemxé.as 1éx g-dkwas 
5 Kémaixilat, WA, 1% hdx-siem gwék-talaxs laé witléda sek apien- 
yag’i pelxelasgem kiwadbem 14x Atmaxiilat. Wa, g*fl&misé &wi- 
€1éda sek {aplenyag’i péelxelasgemxa kiwaabemax Kemaxtlaz 1axaé 
Lalak‘otsia daix-€{[dxa €nemxsa plelxelasgem. Wa, 14 ydqseg-a&tza. 
Wa, 18 €nékea dzSxustddxa fnemxsa ptelxelasgem: Latmen kiwadpa- 
10 s6qé laxen genemax 1a. g*{gdmé® Cnembgwis, seke faxsa peelxelasgem , 
Enék°S, WA, 1éda hét€a gemxelsaxa sek- saxsa peelxelasgem qats 
16 gemxéras lax g*Okwas K€maxtlax qaxs hé€mae g*aérelé nemdgwiséd. 
Wa, 18 hSx;sdem gwék- [alé lag-aa laqSx laaxat? ewl€léda sek: fa- 
plenyag’i peelxelasgemxa kiwaabemax SnemOgwis. Wa, gig’ egdmse 
15 Kemixiilaz s6dzé&m6 g-igdmS& fnemOgwis. HAloxsemx:€idgoxda kiwa- 
Abeméx pselxelasgem 14. g-igregimé®, Wa, wa, nék-exs laé kiwa- 
g°aclsa, 
Wi, g°&x6 Pldselat g*dxawels laxa g-Okwas A€mixtilaz qa&s 
Lax€welsé lax Llasanftyasa tiex-fla, Wa, 1M yaqlegeatzea, Wa, 
20 1é Enékeas Qé&t, qitadzéxaés wiidemos, g-LgimS€, yin 1 tasotiwa- 
lis. Ladzéemxaé gwata, Wagraxen qia@lax6s gwefyAis qats 1416- 
Lsasds laxg-a negiimpeks qats g*Igdmé€ _fasotiwalis qaxs le&mé 
Sefwa 14., g°igimee, ©nék-é. 
wi, 1& Lax€wels6 Lsaqotas, y{x Ompas LlAsotiwalisé ans ya- 
25 qteg*atzé, Wa, 1& Enékeat Ex-més waxdemos, g: Lgamde Plaselaz, 
Gla grax€md Setwa, g°ixdzéeméxa 1é LfSnaxasg-in g*{gimék-. Wa, 
latmé laxa, Wa, héteen la gwefyd qa&s lalé.iasdsa g-ig*egima- 
fyaxox A&maxtilazax todzéya g*igdmatyax fnemOgwisaxa dpsatyas 
Sefwaxa gégak- /Omasa Leewa Eyaik: felwasa, €nék-ég°a t !asotiwa- 
350 lisek*, qa&s ©yagea_elaxodé qadmtda léelqwilatafyéx nék°é, Wa, 


ld tatsaé&ma laas 6dzaqwa yaqsegafxé Plaselax, WH, 1d €nég-é- 


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means of (1) cfasotiwalis of "sitting under®™ his wife. Then Lala- 
k*ots!a said holding up/one pair of blankets, ‘*Now with this I ‘sit 
under' my wife, for you, chief/A&maxiilat, five pairs of blankets," 
said hee Then a young man/took up the five pairs of blankets and 
carried them into the house (5) of A&maxtilaz. He kept on saying 

this until all five hundred/blankets,the means of “sitting under" 
Kemaxtilat, were at an end, And when the/five hundred blankets, 

the means of "sitting under” A&maxilax were at an end, then/Lala- 
k*cts!a took up one pair of blankets. He spoke/and said, holding 
up one pair of blankets, “Now I sit (10) with this under my wife, 
for you, chief nemdgwis, five pairs of blankets,'/said he. Then the 
young men took up five pairs of blankets and/carried them into the 
house of A€maxtilat, for that was where €nemogwis was living./ And 
he kept on saying this and taking up again the five hundred/blankets 
given to “sit under™ €nemogwis. TIt is done, chiefs (15) A&maxiilal 
and you also, great chief Snsmogwis. These in all are one thousand 
blankets as a means of sitting under/you chiefs. Wa wa," said he 
and/sat down./ 

Then came Plaselaz out of the house of A€mxiilat and/he stood 
outside of the door. He spoke (20) and said, “Indeed, it is true 
what you say, chief csasotiwalis./ Now this great thing is finished. 
Now go on,that I may know what you want to get/from your father-in- 
law,chief .!asotiwalis,for/Se€wa has gone to you,chief, said he./ 

Then arose Lsaqotas, the father of .!dsotiwalis. He spoke (25) 
and said, “God is what you say, chief P!laselax./ It is true. Se€wa 
came, the great one came that had been sold for grease by my chief 
here./ Now it has been sold. Now I wish to get from you, chiefs ,/ 
great A€maxtilax, and you, great chief €nemOgwis,the other part of/ 
Sefwa, the wife's property and the 'trifles’"" He said this,(.!aso- 
tiwalis),(50) that he would give away trifles to the tribes, said 


he./ Now he was standing still, and while he was there Plaselax 


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Lelax tlex-flasa g°Gkwas A€maxilazé: Waigea hdlatAlaxtex g-Ig-e= 
game © Kemaxtilart LOdzés g-igdmée nemogwis. Laems wawark:inala 
gigtegimé€, Laems qautéx-ard. fyig-atelaxddezt lag-a negimpé 
Kemixilat, Laemlas laloutetxa gégakésOmasa tetwa Cyak- felwas, 
gigregamé<, Enék°é, 

Wi, la&mé gw&x6 watdemas lax6q. WA, la&mé wiela la -nkq 
€nakwa bébegwanem 1laxés g*ig’dkwé, 

Wi, laem hewixa 6ené t sasotiwalisé tecwis genems Qs6x°La- 
laga qaxs &&maé Légades Sen gaxs €nék-aé 1 fasotiwalisé qaés 
k wadpéxés genemé Snemax-fs LO 6ti6d6 qddzd.axés genems 1axés 
gwéx*€idaas6é gaxs le&maé glinatyS Setwa laxa g*alé qadzécem pdel- 
xelasgem sek-taplenyagsa. Wa, la Légemsa kiwaapixés genemé ga 
hérzaxartsi!clés waidemasa yaqient!alaxa enékeaq 6enéda begwanem 
Leewis geneméxa k:f6sarat Gena, WA, hBtia qsénema g-ig*e gimcy6— 
xwa ax6x €nala gadz6étasa g°infla laxa 16xsemx-€idé pselxelasgem 
lax sueesa genemé, Wa, lax ré6Ew6nukwa genemasa sek- faxsugiig’6- 
yuw6é pielxelasgem qa wis6k*alaxa ©naxwa bébe gwanemxa hélanemé 
qa gadzé.ax genemasa g*igdmatyé6, Wa, 1&4 &naxenempiena sek: fa- 
xenxé ts!ewinxas k*iés qautéx*éda begwanemax6és negimp. Wa, laem 
Lak eyalaxa Lfaqwa. Wa, laem Ggiiqd%a laxa sadyabalisa 1 laqwaxe 
Gem la ginasa Ltaqwa laxa qadzé.emé péelxelasgema. 

Wi, laem &em la 8k hayasek’A1é tiasotiwalisé teewis genemé 
Qséx'talaga 1laxéq. Laem héwixea k-fas&. Wa, laem 6sc16 Lt taso- 
tiwalisaxa mOx®iinx6 tséewiinx qa qautéx-adems A€maxilaxé L6& enee 
mo gwisaqe 

13. Maturity of the Chief's Sister, 
Wi, la ma&lokwé tsiédaqé6 wiwaqiwas .tdsotiwaliséxa Légadiis 
Qléx-Lalaga Leewa Amacyfnxatyé raréliria. Wa, hétla t agoras 
k* {6dades Qtéx*talaga qaxs €ndla6. WA, laem hé qadzé.asé 1 a— 
golasax Qiéx*Lalaga. Wa, laem gautéx-ax XYaewiinemasé Giyotelasxa 


g°igamatyasa Mamaléleqdla, Wa&, la .fasotiwalisé k!lédades-taréq 


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spoke again, He talked (1) into the door of the house of A€maxiile:. 
"go on and listen chief/ A€mAxiilaz, and you great chief nemdgwis. 
Now by luck you got everything,/great chiefs. Now you will pay 
the marriage debt, he will give away trifles, your son-in-law,/ 
Kemaxtilaz. Now you will try to get the wife's property and the 
trifles, (5) chiefs,” said he./ 

Then they finished their speeches after this and all/ the men 
‘went home to their houses,/ 

Now .lasotiwalis and his wife Q%éx-tdlaga never quarrelled/ 
for it,is only called quarreling between husband and wife, for tsaso- 
tiwalis wished to (10) “sit under" his wife, just as if he was marry- 
ing again his wife in the/ way he did, for they had already paid with 
Setwa the first/ five hundred marriage blankets. And this is named 
"sitting under" the wife, so that/ the words of the speaking may be 
right, they say that the man quarreled/ with his wife, but they did 
not really quarrel, And there are many chiefs (15) in recent days 
who give in marriage more than a thousand blankets/ to the father 
of the wife, and the wife has as a mat one hundred and fifty/ blank- 
ets and as a belt for all the men who are hired/ for marrying the 
wife of a chief, And sometimes it takes five/ winters for a man 
to repay the marriage debt to his son-inelaw and then (20) they use 
as a mast the copper. And this is different from the return gift 
of the copper,/ when they just pay back with the copper the marriage 
blankets./ 

Now teasotiwalis was just well married after this, with his 
wife/ Qléx-Ldlaga, and they never parted. Now cfasotiwalis was 
waiting/ four years to be paid back by A€maxilaz and (25) &nemdgwis./ 

15. Maturity of the Chief's Sister, 

ifasotiwalis had two sisters who were named /Q6x°tala ga and 
the other taLélirta. Now tiaqoras had/ for his princess Q6x-ralaga 
for she was the elder one, Now she was given in marriage by t!a-~ 
qgotas, that is Q2éx-Lalaga, and he paid back the marriage debt to 
her husband Giyotelas, (3C) the chief of the Mamaleleqala. Then 


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liciaxés amatyfnxatyS weqiwa qaxa ke fefsaé xundxs Letwis genemé 
Qséx*talaga. Wa, hé*mis lag izas  !asotiwalisé la k*édades 
Larélitia, WA, la&mé Sxenté racélicia. WH, la héx*fidatmé ct faso- 
tiwalis gwégigwanaxés g°iged&taxa €naxwa bSbe gwanemaxa tslotsio- 
xd&matsie Leewa dzédzex*sem Leewa x6xetsem teewa k-ak-Atslenagé 
Leewa xEXOqewa teewa L6Elewalyés Leewa k-Okwaxtala tefwa pielxe- 
lasgemé teewa hanexats!e, Wa, g°flemisé ewifla gunasetwa dédanem- 
x°d6é, wa, g°f1&misé mOpenxwatsé Enala g°*dag*frela lax g*f1x°de- 
mas 6xent!6d6 rarélicia laas tJdsotiwalisé vréxtslsdxa Qlomoy&- 
€yaxa gafla qa lés €wl&la 14x g*Okwas, WH, ma®lokw6 ©yalagemas 
hd€yaxea qa 16s L6€lalaxa Qlomoyatyéxa nék-Ss Qasanuex¥ ga t saso- 
tiwalis qins 16 hawa.élaga&la lax g:Okwas qadxda 6xentax. Halag-f- 
1étasai, &nék°é. Wa, la Alaem h8x-fidaem lax-da&xu €wlfla hogwé- 
ta Qlomoyfeyéxa begwanemx’s&, W&, g°fl&misé g-ax fwlflaéta laas 
Lax€walizé Lalak-otsfa qa€s yaqieg’a&%6 Wa, 18 Enék-as Wa, 
gélaga Q!Smoyiews laxwa k-!éséx Amita watdemaxwa k: talapLlax*tax 
qag*ins g*igdmé® laxg-a tidsotiwalisek*. Laemke g°axalixtsdgma 
LaL6litiake ke $édtg-asOx ttasotiwaliséx, €néenak-iz6 g*Lg*egamee. 
La&mé sox ke sAlapiflayura 1&q6s dogwaz meewix qagtada Gwétela, 
€walas Kwageul tefwa Qlomk: sutées, fnéenak-izé, WH, la&mésen 
hSlax ga 16x gdsaxg*ada yluduxYseemakugra, fnék*exs laé hasela 
€nékea dalaxa €nemxsa plelxelasgems : La€men hélorai, g-{gimftyalt 
Awadai, qa&s lads qasaxa Gwétela, €walas Kwageur, Q!6mk: lit!es 
qag’ada gtigimék* ufdsotiwalis g°ax@liztsugwa k* fédéxg'as, Latmits 
wiség-adextsa Snemxsa péelxclasgem, €nék-exs laé x-flxfalizas, Wa 
la dax:€idxa 6giflamaxat! €nemxsa pielxelasgema, wa, 1a €nek-a: 
La€men hélorai g*igdimafyai Omx-fidai qa&s lads qasaxa Gwétela, &wa- 
las Kwag-ul reewa Qeomk: fitées qageada g*Lgimék 1 lasotiwalis 
gax4littsogwa k° lédéigras, Latmits wiségadextsa fnemxsa plel~ 
xelasgema €nék-exs laé x-flxfalizas, Wa, 1d €nékea: Hagea g-i- 


geegdmé®, Héems waxdemréda, Qasanuex4 Gwétel qaens gi gama yox 


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L'asotiwalis had for his princess Latélitia,(1) his younger sister, 
for he had no child with his wife/ Qléx-talaga, and therefore 1 :a- 
sotiwalis had for his princess/ carélit!a. Now tarélicia grew up 
andimmediately tldsotiwalis/ asked all the men to pay their debts, 
wash basins (5) and buckets and boxes and spoons/ and dishes and 
mats and button blankets and blankets/ and looking glasses. When 
they had paid their debts/ then after four days from the beginning 
of her/menstruation Llasotiwalis invited in the Q!émoy&€y6 (10) in 
the morning to come into his house, and two/ young men were sent 

to invite the Qlimoya®ys, saying "We walk for t!asotiwalis,/ that 
we discuss in his house on account of his sister who is menstruat~ 
ing. You will come quickly,"/ said they, and really immediately 
went in all the/men of the Q!lémoy&fyS, As soon as they were all 

in (15) Lalak-ots!a arose and spoke, He said, "Now/come, Q!6mo- 
yatyé, to this speech which is not surprising, which is called 
‘making steam underneath'/ for our chief tlasotiwalis. Now has grown 
up tacélicia, the princess of clasotiwalis. I mean this, chief. 
Now this is the means of 'making steam underneath,' what is seen 
by you heaped up on the floor for the Gwétela (20) and the €walas 
Kwageux and the Qlomk: ff&ities, I mean this. Sow/ I will hire you 
to go and call these three tribes.'* Thus he said and he said aloud/ 
holding one pair of blankets "I hire you, chief/ Awadé to go and 
call the Gwétela, €walas Kwageuzt and Q!omk:luit!es/on behalf of 
this chief ridasotiwalis, and the maturity of this princess. Now/ 
(25) you wear as your belt this one pair of blankets," said he as 
he threw it down./ Then he took up another pair of blankets and 
said,/"“With this I hire you,chief Omx-€{Id to go and invite the Gwé- 
tela/and €walas Kwageut and Q!émk:!it!es for this chief,t !asotiwa- 
lis/and the maturity of this princess. You will have as your belt 
one pair of blankets,"(30) he said as he threw them down. Then he 


said, "tao, chiefs./ You will say, ‘We walk to call you, Gwétela for 


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c'dsotiwalis6x g°axalixttsetwox carélitcfax k: !édézaxs t lasotiwalis. 


Halag:flivasal, Enéx*tas Snék°é Lalak*otsia Léxsfalax Awadé qa 


waxdems 

Wa, la ma&l6kw6 hélanemas g: Tere gimse qa 1és qasa. Wa, g*fl 
Emisé la hoqiwels 1laxa g°Okwé Awads Loe Omxeidé, laas Lalak-otsia 
Enéx° ga az€osgemg’ f1izésa fnaxwa qats gwéx:sde&ma. Wa, la- 
Eméda ha&yaxfa €naxenemSxwarela lax waxaédataasa Syaqilataxa yu- 


duxtseemakwé Kwakigeuta. Wa, g-fl€misé la naxwa q-éapsqiapsa- 


6a Cnatenemx:€idaza laas Lalak’ots!a Axk-!&laxa mOKwe h&ityarea 


qa 16s gatsé€staxa yuduxuse’makwé Kwakiig’ ura. Wa, la&m6éséda mo-= 
kwé hayaxfasa Qsdmoyatyé hogiwels laxa g*dkwe qa&s 16 hogwit 
laxa g*Okwasa mekimafya Gwétela. Wa, 18 €nékea Enemdkwé laxa qa~ 
ts6€stelg*{s6 hityareas G-dxemenuexY gétséesta Gwétel ga tiaso~ 
tiwalis, €nék*6, Wa, 1& €nék*a yiidukwé hdtyaxfas Halag*flirasai, 
Enéx*datxwéxs laé hoqiwels laxa g°okws. Wa, 1& héx-sdem gwek: 2a 
laxs 1alaé_iaé laixa ©ndxwa geigedxusa yliduxtse’makw6 Kwakig-uta. 
Wa, g°fl€misé Swiflxtolsaxa g*Okilaxs g-axa6é aédaaga gqa&s 16 ho-~ 
gwé. lax gedkwas. WA, g*AxemS hogwé.eléda Gwétela qats 16 klis- 
Ca1ix lax Sgwi€walfzasa g’Okwé. Wi, g°dix6 hogwiteléde ewalas 
Kwigeuk ga&s 16 kitis€aliz laxa h¥zk- {6denSgwitasa g°dkwé. Wa, 
g°Gx6 hSgwiteldda Qlémk-!itirss gas 16 klisS11z laxa gemexd- 
denégwitasa g’Okwé. Wa, 14 gwaxa bébegwanemé reewa bababagiixa 
tsiédaq hOgwitela laasé Lalak-otsia Eyalaqaxa mOkw6 ha&yaxfaxa 
qaselg*fsd6 qa 16s dadoqgi€max k-!és€emlaxa g-axsa g*ayurd begwae 
nemsa yudux€seemakwé Kwakigeuza, Wa, laxaéda mokwé hafyar axa ; 
la Légades dadogitmelg-fs hoqiwels laxa g-Okwé qats 16 hogwéer 
lax g’Okwasa Gwétela. W&, la&mé Snaxwacm nex*da’xwas G*axe 
Emenufx4 dadaqi®ma Gwétel, lax k-lés€emlaxa la huxtts!a@ 1laxdx 
g°Okwaxsa g*Iigdéma€ydx Ledsotiwaliséx, &néx-datxw6, Wa, 1& la- 
g°aa lax g*Okwasa ‘wilas Kwageut. WA, g*fl€misé hogwéer laxa 


tiex¢fldisa g’Okwé laaxaas Snéx-datxwa, G*ax€menu&x4 dadogtitma 


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our chief, (1) L !asotiwalis,and the maturity of Lacélicia, clasoti- 
walts' princess./ You will come quickly,’ thus you will say," said 
Lalak-ots!a, giving instructions to Awadé what/he was to eay./ 

Then the two chiefs who were hired went inviting. (5) As soon 
as they had gone out of the house, Awadé and Omx*fid, Lalak-otsla / 
said that all the things were to be put in separate piles./ Then 
the young men piled up separately the whole amount that was to be 
given to the/ three Kwag*ut tribes, and when each kind was gathered 
up,/ then Lalak-ots!a told four young men (19) to go to call the three 
Kwageut tribes and/ the four young men of the Qlémoy@tyé went out 
of the house into/ the house of the head tribe, the Gwétela, and 
one of the/inviting young men said, "Now we come to invite you,Gwé- 
tela for .!asotiwalis."/ Thus he said, and then the three young men 
said, “Come quickly,"(15) Thus they said as they went out of the 
house and they kept on/ saying this as they entered all the houses 
of the three Kwag-ut tribes./ As soon as they had gone into all the 
houses they went back and entered/ his house. Then the Gwétela came 
in and sat down/ in the rear of the house and the €walas Kwag* ut 
came in (20) and sat down in the right hand corner of the house and/ 
the Q!omk:!it’es came in and sat down in the left hand corner/ of 
the house. When the men and the women with men's seats/had all 
come into the house, Lalak-ots!a sent for the four young men/ who 
had been inviting (the people) to look for the qiiat: one (to look 
for a face of) the one who had not yet come of the men who belonged 
to the (25) three Kwag*uz tribes. Then the four young men went again/ 
those that were now called “sent to look for a face." They went 
out of the house and entered/ the house of the Gwétela. Then they 
all said, “We come/to ‘look for a face,' Gwétela. that may not have 
gone into the/ house of chief c!asotiwalis,''they said, Then they 
arrived (30) at the house of the Cwalas Kwag*ux and went into the/ 


door of the house and they said again, ''We come to ‘look for a face,’ 


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Ewalas Kwageut 14x ice !és€emlaxa hOx¥tsia 14x6x g*Skwaxsa g-i- 
gama &yox Ltasotiwaliséx, Enéx-datxwé, WH, 1& hoqtiwels laxa 
geOkwé qa&s 16 hOgwit lax g*6kwasa Qlomk: tiittesé. Wai, 1laxaé 
Enéx-dafxwas Graxemenuex4 dadogii€ma Qiémk: littes lax k:lés- 
Cemlaxa la hOxtsé& laxdx g*Okwasa g*igimafyox t iasotiwaliséx, 
Endx*daexw6, Wa, g:flemisé €wl®ltolsaxa g*Okilixs g*axda®xwad 
aSdaaqa qa&s 16 hogwit lax la wi®laétetsa yudux4se’makwé Kwa- 
kigeuza. W&, g°fl&mis6 hogwiztdaexwa laé Snéx-datxwa: La&mdox 
CwiElaéta lélqwdlatafyéx, ©néx-da&xwé, 

WH, 1% Lax€walizé Lalak-otsia qa€s yaqteg*a&xé, Wi, 18 
enék-a gwégemaza laxa Qiémoyftyaxs hS6 kiiudzéxa AEwitelasa 
teex*fl&sa g-Okw6, La€men nds g*igeegamée yaqientialaz qen mo- 
melke {a16sa g° ig-egdma&yaxsa yuduxtse&makwé Kwakigeutexs g°axaé 
&yalfra, &nékeexs laS gwegemx®It laxa Ogwitwalizasa g-Okw6é qats 
yaqsegeaezé, WH, 18 enékeas Wa, gélag-a Gwétel, Swalas Kwag-ur, 
Qiémk* fitses. Wa, gélagea laxwa ladzéxwa k- !6s6x qtiindla néreid 
laxa k*{édadé g-igdmatyaxwa Légadiixs k- talapodixa g-axaliittseewés 
ke !6a6x8 qaxs wayats!61%a6 waxaasas x*fdzexmatyas laxa fyXk: felwasé 
qaxs xek*laé, k* 6s xwaxwégalasd€sa Cyaqnma ldxa plesisa plelxelas~ 
gemé tecwa €yageerelaxodé, Wa, léx-atme néxfidaatsdx qd ga 
xALliXtsdcds ke lék-{6dStaqds geigregdim6&, fnéenak-i2%6, nék-exs 
laS dax:€idxa fneméxca tslotslixofmats!a&. Wa, 1& hasela Enék-as 
Geaem tslotsfoxotmats!sa g*axdlixtseew6 cacrélicia k: !éd6zas t la- 
Botiwalisé lak: fendé, €nék-exs 1laé hdngas 1axés wadkwé,. Wa 
1a dax:€{idxa €neméxta dzex*sem. Wi, 1& hasela EnSk-ae G*aem 
kwadzats!6sa geaxliztse®w6 rarélicia k!6dézas t!asotiwalis 
lak-Sendé. Laem 1a% 14., Gwétel, Ewilas Kwageuz, Q!omk: ities, 
Enék-exs laé hangqas lax6s wadkw8., Wi, 14 dax-€idxa Enemsgemés 
xetsem. 8, 1& hasela nék-a: G-aem tlemyats!e qaéda geaxéliz- 
tsefwe Larslitia k: [édézas u!lasotiwalisé lak-!endS.,. Laem Jaz 


1é., Gwetel, wales Kwag-ut, Qlomk: fiittes, €nék-exs laé hAngas 


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(1) €walas Kwageut, that may mot have gone into the house of chief/ 
ciasotiwalis,'?they said, They went out of the/ house and they 
went into the house of the QJomk:!iat‘ies and/ they said, “We come 
to look for a face , Q!6mk:!it!les, that may not have gone (5) in- 
to the house of chief t!asotiwalis,'Y they said. And as soon as 
they had gone into the houses they came/ back and went into the 
house in which the three Kwag-ul tribes had gone./ And when they 
had all gone in, they said, "Now/ the tribes are all inside," they 
said./ 

(10) Then arose Lalak-ots!a and spoke./ He said, turning his 
face to the Q!émoy&£y6é who were sitting down inside of the/ doore 
way of the house, ‘'Now, my chiefs, I shall speak and/ I shall 
speak gratefully of the chiefs of the three Kwag-ur tribes, for 
they have come/ quickly,'’ said he as he turned his face to the rear 
of the house, And (15) he spoke and said, “Now welcome, Gwétela, 
€walas Kwag-ut,/ Qlomk:!it!es. Welcome to this that is not often 
shown/ for the princess of a chief, what is called "taking out the 
steam,' the maturing of / the princess, for they cannot stand the 
amount it costs of trifles given away/for they are never returned 
when a man gives a potlatch with blankets (20) and trifles. 

It ig only shown when/ the princesses of chiefs grow up, IT mean 
this,'' said he/ as he took up a wash basin. And then he said aloud,/ 
“mis is the wash basin for the maturing cacé6litia, the princess 

of tlasotiwalis/ one hundred," said he as he put it down among the 
others, (25) Then he took up one kettle and he said aloud, "this 
is/ the wash basin for the maturing LaLé6licia, the princess of 
t!'asotiwalis/ one hundred. Now this is for you Gwétela, &walas 
Kwageut, Q!omk:!aities,'Y thus he said as he put it down among the 
others. Then he took one/box and he said aloud, "This is the recep- 
tacle for time beating for the maturing (30) carélicia, the prin- 
cess of L:asotiwalis, one hundred, Now this is going to you, Gwé- 


tela,€walas Kwageut,Q!omk: fiites,". he said as he put it down (1) 


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laxds wadkw6, Wa, 1& dax-fidxa Sneméxts keatsienaq. Wa, 18 
hdsela €nékea: Geaem yuyatsie k-atslenaqsa g*axalixtse ewe 
earSlicia ke lédétas clasotiwalis, sek fax*sok-fla, Laem lax 

14L, Gwotel, ©walas Kwag-ut, Qlémk: faties, nék-exs laé hdnqas 
laxés waokw6. Wa, 1l& dax-€idxa €nemexra xOqiwa, Wa, 1a@ hasela 
enék-ea: Geacm hamaats!e xoqiwasa grax@liztseewe Laréliria k- 2é- 
ddtas cfasotiwalis sek: fax-sdgugeeyu.e Laem 1ax 18. Gwétel, walas 
Kwig'ut, Qlomk:!itles, &ndk-exs 1la6 hangas 1axés waokwé. Wa, 1a 
adaix:€idxa €nemxsa t6ewatya, Wa, 1& hdsela Snékea:r G*aem kiwa- 
az&elixtsdsa g*ax@lixztsieews rarélicéa k- 2édézas Lidsotiwalis se= 
k- Jasgemgsustaxsa. Laem lax 14 ', Gwetel, &walas Kwag*uz, Q26mk: tu- 
ties, enék-exs laé paqidqas 1axés wadkwé. 

WH, 1& dax-€fdxa fnemxsdxat: xXé6Ewatyaxa Sgiigéxeme laxa g°fl- 
xa6 wazdems. Wa, 18 hasela ‘nékea. G*aem kwddzedzosa g*axAliz- 
tseews LaLSlitia k* {édézas Ltasotiwalis sek: lasgemg*ustaxsa. Laem 
14x 18L, Gwétel, Swalas Kwageur, Qiomk* fitées, &nék-exs laé pla- 
qfagas 14xés wadkwé. 

Wi, 14 dax*€idxa &nem6 k*eukwaxtfla. Wa, 1a €nék-as G-*aem 
Enexftinésa geaxdlixttseewe craréliria k: fédézas tlasotiwalis, ma&i- 
tsOgigeeyu. Laem lax 14t, Gwétel, walas Kwag-ut, Qlomk: !lit!es, 
Enék-exs laé x-flqteqas 1axés wadkwe. 

Wi, 1% dax-€idxa €nemxsa pielxelasgema, WH, 1% Enék-a: 

Geaem dem k*adzek¥sa g°axflixtseew6 crarélicia k: !éd6zas 1 la- 
sotiwalis sek*tax*s0k-fla plelxelasgema. Laem lax 1@t., Gwétel, 
€walas Kwag*ut, Qi6mk* fiitees, ©nék-exs laé x-flqédqas laxés wad- 
kw6, 

Wai, 1% dax-fidxa €nemé hantxatsie, Wi, 1d Enéke-a: G-eaem 
hinxela hain€xats!lésa geaxAlizttseewé rarélitia k- lédé6ézxas tlasoti- 
walis ma&zitsogiig-cey6., Laem lax 1&t, Gwétel, Swalas Kwag*ut, @!dm- 


ke faties, enéke@xs las piqidqas 1ax6s wadkwé, 


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among the others. Then he took up one spoon and/said aloud, "This 
is the spoon for eating of the maturing/Laté6élitifa, the princess of 
tfasotiwalis. One hundred and fifty. Now it 1s going/ to you 
Gwétela, walas, Kwag-ut, Qiomk: fitles."' Thus he said and put it 
down (5) among the others, Then he took up one (wooden)dish and 
said aloud,/ ‘This is the eating dish of the maturing Lavélicia 
the princess/ of cfasotiwalis, one hundred and fifty. Now it 

goes to you, Gwétela, walas/ Kwag*ut,Qlomk: Jities."! Thus he 

said and put it down among the others, Then/ he took a nat and 
said aloud, 'This is (10) the seat of the maturing tatéliria, 

the princess of w!asotiwalis,/ fifty. Now it goes to you, Gwétela, 
Ewalas Kwag-ut,Q!omk: fiit!es./ Thus he said and he put it down | 
among the others./— 

Then he also took one mah from another pile different from the 
one/ just mentioned and he said. aloud, “This is the mat on which 
washes herself the maturing (15) tat6lit!a, the princess of t!asoti- 
walis, fifty. Now/it goes to you, Gwétela, walas Kwag-ur, Q!6m- 
k* itit¢es." Thus he said and/he put it down among the others./ 

Then he took a button blanket and he said, "This is/ the 
blanket of the maturing tacrélitia, the princess of LiAsotiwalis. 
(20) One hundred and twenty. Now it is going to you, Gw6étela, 
Ewalas Kwag-ur, Q!omk-!ities."/ Thus he said and put it down among 
the others./ 

Then he took one pair of blankets and he said,/ "This is the 
cedar bark napkin of the maturing Lacé6litia, the princess of 1 la- 
sotiwalis,/two hundred and fifty blankets. Now it is going to 
you, Gwétela,(25) walas Kwag-uz, Q!6mk: !Gtes.” Thus he said and 
he put it down among the/others./ 

Then he took a lookingeglass and he said, “This is/ the looke 
ingeglass of the maturing tacélitia, the princess of tfdsotiwalis./ 
One hundred and twenty. Now it will go to you, Gwétela, walas 
Kwageut, Qidmk:faties (30) Thus he said and he put it down among 
the others./ 


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Wa, 1g dax-fidxa “nemé xegeme WA, 1& €nékeat Graem xaqela 
XEgemsa g°axAlixztseew6 rarélicia k- [édézas .tasotiwalis sek: ias- 
gemg-ust&. Laem lax 1A., Gwétel, Swalas Kwag-ut, Q!domk: iiittes, 
Enék-exs laé paqidqas 1laxés wadkwé. 

Wa, 18 dax-fdxe qgerlets$aqd xdku kiwaxratwa, Wa, 1& Enék-s: 
Geaem dzSgrats.e xwakiiinasa g-axAlittseewé LaLélicia k- !édézrasg 
Lldsotiwalis qle.letstaqa xwaxwdktiina sések- tax-sdk:ux pielxelas- 
gem, Lacm 1a 14t, Gwétel, *walas Kwag-ut, Q!dmk:liitles, &nék-exs 
1a6 xwélaga Loxewaliteq. 

WA, 1&@ dax:€idxa séwayu. WH, 1a €nék-a: G-*aem séxiila séwa- 
yusa g’axAliztscewé carélicia k: lédéxas .tdwotiwalis Laziit/aaxa 
g°Gwéqianemé, yuduxlsemg-usta sésewayé. Laem lax 14., Gwétel, 
Ewalas Kwageur, Qi6mk-fities, &nék-exs laé paq!aqas laxés wadkwé. 

Wa, 1& dax-€idxa gw6t gwilaxa saxsdayé tefwa haxa gwe€yos 
gwétgwila, Wi, 1a Enék-a, Gsaem qidxtelef&w6sa geax@lixtsecwé 
Lacélicia k- lédéxas LfAsotiwalisé, sek- fax‘ sogig*cydk¥ sésaxsda- 
Eya tefwa héhaxa reEwa tételgwabaeyé retwa ts létaletsicselaxsi- 
dz6& retwa tlétiebayu. Laem 1a 18, Gwdtel,fwilas Kwag-ut, Q/6m- 
k: fiitles, Snékeexs laé x-flqiadqas laxés wadkwé, 

Wi, 18 dax:eidxa Enemsgemé kwh&lSg-a k-idkula. WH, 1A enék-as 
Gaem géqax‘tslané dalég*a k* !dkiilasa g-axAlittseewé rarélicia 
k: $6d62%as clasotiwalisé, ma€&xtsem kwékwelég-a k- lOkila g°atméség-a 
sek tasgemgflak: déda&lég-a k:sOkitla, Laem lax 1AL, Gwétel, malas 
Kwag?ur, Qlomk* fiities, enék-exs laé g:Iqas laxés wadkwée. 

Wa, 1& dax-€idxa Enemd kiskweela gasgerta WH, 18 €nék-as 
G-aem mOsmaflasa graxflixtseew6 rarélitia k: !édéxas usasotiwa- 
lisé, sek: !@k!iwSma kiskw&la gdsgect{a Laem 1ax 14t, Gwétel, 
fwalas Kwag'ut, Qlomk: lities, nSk-exs laé g-Iqas laxés waokwé,. 

Wa, l& dax-fidxa fnemé dasd&laa téstekiwa (ma&x6 Légemas 
LO& tslartsiemaqta). Wi, 1# &nékea:s G-aem tslattslemaqiasa 


graxGliztseewé Larélitia k: fédé%as tlasotiwalisé, yuduxYsemg: usta 


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{) Then he took up a comb and he said, “This is the comb/ of 
the maturing Ltaréliria, the princess of tfasotiwalis, fifty./ Now 
it will go to you, Gwétela,€walas Kwag*ut,Q!omk: fities,'Y Thus he 
said and put it down among the others./ 

(5) Then he took up six split cedar sticks and he said,/ 
“These are the clam digging canoes of the maturing LaLélitia, the 
princess/ of t!asotiwalis, Six canoes, ’each valued at fitty blank- 
ets./ Now they are going to you, Gwétela, walas Kwag-uz, Ql6mk: Ji- 
ties." Thus he said/ and put them down./ 

(10) Then he took up a paddle and he said, "This is the 
paddle used/by the maturing Lacélicia, the princess of t iasoti- 
walis, when she goes out/ after clams, thirty paddles. Now they 
are gning to you, Gwétela,/ wilas Kwag:urt, Qlomk- ities.” Thus 
he said and put it down among the others./ 

Then he took up clothing (skirts and women's shirts are ree 
ferred to (15) as clothing) and he said, "This is worn by the 
maturing/tarélitia, the princess of .Jasotiwalis, one hundred and 
fifty skirts/ and petticoats and undershirts and stockings/ and 
shoes. Now they are going to you, Gwétela, walas Kwag-ut, Q!am- 
kK: {iittes.'/ Thus he said and he put them down among the others./ 

(20) Then he took up one gold bracelet and he said,/ "This 
is the silyer bracelet of the maturing ta.élitta/the princess of 
L!asotiwalis. Two gold bracelets and/twenty-five silver bracelets. 
Now they are going to you, Gwétela, fwilas/Kwag-ux,Qiomk- ities," 
And he put it down among the others./ 

(25) Then he took up one gold earring and he said,/ “This is 
the ear ornament of the maturing tatélicia, the princess of .!a-= 
sotiwalis,/ five pairs of gold earrings, Now they are going to 
you Gwétela,/ €walas Kwag-ur, Q!omk: lit!es,"™ said he and put them 
down among the others./ 

Then he took up one silver ear ornament (they have two names,/ 


(30) also "ear icicles") and he said, “These are the ear icicles of/ 


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dasdilaa téstekiwa, Laem 14% 14t., Gwétel, ©walas Kwag-ur, 23m 
ke faties, ©nék-exs laé g*fqas 1laxés wadkwé. 

Wa, 18 dax-fidxa €nemé Ex-tslema. Wa, 1& ©nék-a: G*aem x6- 
xoqila 6x-tslemsa g*axAlixtseewé cirélicia k* !édéxas 1. lasotiwalisé, 
matzginaxtsemg*ust& kiwéma, Laem 1ax 14., Gwétel, walas Kwag-ut, 
Q!omk: faties, &nék*exs laé g°Iqas 1ax6és wadkwé. : 

Wa, l&@ dax-€idxa fnem6 tloxek¥ k*flx’sem yasek¥sa cnc TxUCwel 
Wa, 18 €nékea: G*aem yasekiila yasek¥sa g-ax&lixtsetwé Larélircia 
k* '6déxas ctidsotiwalisé, sek: !ax-sdgiig‘ceyu Ll6xekwa. Laem 1ax 
14L, Gwétel, walas Kwaigeuz, Qiomk: fit!es, &nék-exs laS-Ax&qas 
1axés wadkweé,. 

WH, 1& dax-&idxa €nemé dégem&y&. Wa, 1° €nékeat Geaem 
keakeadzekimeyu k*ddzek¥sa g*axAlixttseewe rarélitia k- !édézas 
Lsasotiwalisé, lak-lendé dégem&y&, Laem 14% 14t, Gwétel, &walas 
Kwageur, Q!omk: fittes, Snék°exs laé x-flqfdqas 1a4x6s wadkwé. 

Wa, 1@ yaqleg:atzxa. Wa, la Enékeas Wa, wadzésox wazdem- 
Lexsg'{n g-igdmék-xwa k-.6séx qiQnala néxfid 14xa wadkwé g:{- 
gegdmafya qaés k* /édétaxs graxalittseewaé. We, yiiem Légades 
ke !€lapod&xés k* !éd6ztaxs g*dlaé 6xenta, Ladzéemé Ewllg-flixzaxen 
LéLe ge lase &wexa ke f€@lapotdayutexg*ada g°axAlizxtsokuxg’a LaLléli- 
clak: k* lédézg-as . Sasotiwalisxg-ada Lawilsé€stala g*fgdmatya. 
EnéEnak?iz6, Wagra Qlomoyiwé6. wilg:fl{zclacmds tslawanaésa 
emixwax qa&s Sgwégix’sdem laxwa yiduxYse&makwé gaxs k- tefsaé 
Létegems6x laxwa k*!alapélax. Wi, la k* leas qlemdem 1aq¥, 
enék*é, 

Wa, héx-fidatmisa &naxwa bébé gwanemsa Qlomoyaeys ainaerte 
1ix qa&s 16 dx&édxa Snaxwa qa&s gwéx-sdeema qa&s 16 tslawanaésas 
laxa Gwétela g°ala qaxs hé€maé mektimésa Snaxwa 16lqwalarafya, 
Wa, g°flemisé ewllxtoxs laé tslawanaésasetwa walas Kwageur. Wa 


g°flemisé wilxtoxs laé Laxfwalizé Lalak-otsia qa&s édzaqwé yaqle- 


geafxa, Wa, 18 Enékea: Cya, gigre gimés Gwétel, Swalas Kwag-ut, 


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LaL@élit!a, the princess of t!Asotiwalis, thirty (1) silver ear orna- 
ments. Now they are going to you, Gwétela, walas Kwag-ur, Q!6mk: !i- 
ties."/ Thus he said and put them down among the others./ 

_ Then he took up one abalone shell and he said, "This is/ the 
head Broniient of the maturing LaLcélitia, the princess of t!asotiwalis 
(5) eighty pairs. Now they are going to vou, Gwétela, €walas Kwag-ut ,/ 
Q!omk: !Gttes.' Thus he said and put them down among the others./ 

Then he took up one cake of tallow of the mountain goat/ and he 
said, "This is the tallow for prenming (the face) of the maturing 
Lacélitia/ the princess of tfasotiwalis, one hundred and fifty cakes. 
Now they are going (10) to you, Gwétela,€walas Kwageut,Qlomk: lities," 
Thus he said and put them down/ among the others./ 

Then he took up one towel and he said, "This is/ the cedar bark 
face towel of the maturing cacélicta, princess of/ L!Asotiwalis, one 
hundred towels. Now they are going to you, Gwétela, (15) €walas Kwa-~ 
g°ur, Qiomk fittes.'' Thus he said and put it down among the others./ 

Then he spoke and saidj “Now this is the great word/ of my chief, 
this that is not often shown by other chiefs/ when their princesses 
mature, This is named/ ‘taking out the steam of his princess when 
she menstruates the first time,’ Now it is at an end (20) what I have 
named taking out the steam of this maturing Lacélitia/ the princess of 
Lfasotiwalis, this chief who is all over first born./ I mean this, 
Qlémoyafyé. You shall all go and give out/ all these kinds of things 
to the three tribes,'' (for they do not/ use the names for this "taking 
out of the steam"! and there is no song with it)(25) said he ./ 

At once all the men of the Qlémoy&tyé arose/ and took up all 
the kinds of things and distributed them/ among the Gwétela first, for 
they are the nead of all the tribes,/ and when they had finished 
with them they distributed them among the €walas Kwag-ux (30) and 


when they had finished with them, Lalak‘otsia arose and spoke again./ 


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Q!omk: !it!es. Wigea, doqwataxwa €walas&x k- !alapd€dayuxa g-a- 
x@lixtseew6s rarélicia k* lédézas Lldsotiwalis. né&nak-1xé 
yiduxuse&mak¥ Kwikiigeur, laems téqelates Latélitiadzé laxa 
geaxflixtseewS racdlitiaxa k: $6déxielakwéxa k- l6déxtséestala 
qa Axisgea lake ke [édadeség-fn g:Igimék-xgra i tasottnaee eee 
Enéenak*1x6 g°Ig*egdimés yuduxse&mak¥ Kwakig-ul, 16x*adzaemacn 
hé gw6x° s6xg°fn nanukwég*asa 6xentemda tetemttsa geaxdlixtse ewe 
LarSlirtiadzé6, &nékS. WH, héx-fidatmisé clasotiwalisé raxewaliza 
qa&s yaqsegatzxé, WH, 14 nékea. WaxqsUnéxstéda Léretemta. Hag~a 
ix®SdqS laxa 6tsi411x8, endk-s. Wi, 16da had€yax€a lats!@lizx laxa 
Stsi411x%6 qa&s g*ax6 dalaxa sek: lasgemg*ust& Letemt qa&s g°axé 
Emo gi€lizas lax tatwilasas Lalak‘otsia, Wi, h&8x-fidatmisé yaq 
qieg°afzé Lalakeots!a WA, 18 Enék-as Cwalastwist!a L!cléxawa 
€yaéxg°ada Sxentem%ek* tetemta. Wa, gelakeas®lax-en laénatye 
melx€watelagek* qaxs Swalasélaxsdé q.dmésens ne&memuta Yaéx-ae 
gemafyS, néenak’iz6. Geaem Sxenbemt cetemitsa geaxalixttse&w6 
LaL@lit sadzé k- {édétas Liasotiwalisé, sek- Jasgemg-ust& véretemta. 
Laem lat 14., g*ig*egimés Gwétel, €walas Kwagut, Qiomk: titles, 
Enék-exs laé g*Iqasa Snemsgemé lax-dd daak¥s, Wi, 1& ©nék-a: Wa- 
gea 6ti6d tssawanadsax Qlomoyiws, &nék-exs lad k!iwag-aliza, Wa, 
latmS tstawanaésascewa Q!omk: lutiles. Wa, g-flmisé wiela tsla- 
wanaSsasefwa Qlomk: !itilesé6 laas Ax€étseEwa Létetemrs ga&s 16 
tstawanaddzem ldxa g*ig’egdimatyasa yliduxuseemakwé Kwakiig-uta,. 
WA, g°flemisé ewlfla tsiawainaédzema Léretemré laxa g*ig*egama- 
€yasa yliduxtseemakwé Kwakig-uta laas nemax'fs LO& tslex*idéda 
g*igegimafyasa yiiduxuseemakwé Kwakigeuta, Wa, la&mé yaéqienta- 
16da k* falapddé qaés k* léd6zaxs g*dlaé g°axAliztseewa., Wa, laem 
né€nas yaqsentiala, Wa, 1l& k*f%ela yaqlent!aléda héwaxa q!lase- 
laxés k* !6dézaxs g*ax@lixttsecwaé, 

Wai, h¥em gweeySsa bakiumé wix:sa& g*igimafyé wax-€maS plesasa 


peelxelasgem lax6s g*Okil6té. WH, wax-femxaawisé Lréxelaxa enaxwa 


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He said, "Oh chiefs of the Gwétela,&walas Kwagsut,(1) Qtomk: lities, 
look at this great ‘taking out the steam'/of the maturing vatélic a, 
the princess of .!asotiwalis. I mean this,/ chiefs of the three 
Kwag'ut tribes. Now you will call her great carélicita,/ the matur- 
ing tatélit!a who has been made a princess, who is a princess all 
over (5) on account of what has ‘been done by the one who has now a 
princess, my chief t!asotiwalis here./ I mean this, chiefs of the 
three Kwageux tribes. Now there is only/one thing that is missing, 
the menstruation hat of the maturing/great purarimea,” said hes tm 
mediately t!dsotiwalis arose/and spoke. He said, “I forgot the hats. 
Now (10) get them from the bedroom," said he. Then the young men 
went into the/bedroom and they came carrying fifty hats and they/put 
them down where Lalak-ots!a was standing. Immediately/Lalak:ots!a 
spoke and said, "Very great is/this menstruation hat which was for- 
gotten by you. Now thank you.(15) For it occurred to me that it 
would be a great disgrace for our numaym,the Yaéx-agemé&./ I mean 
this, this the menstruation hat of the great maturing/tacélitia, the 
princess of .!asotiwalis,fifty hats./ Now they are going to you, 
Gwétela, €walas Kwag°uz,Q!omk: !it!es."/ Thus he said and put down the 
one that he was holding. Then he said,(20)“Go on,Q!lomoy@fyé, and dis- 
tribute them,'' said he as he sat down, / Then they were distributed 
among the Q!omk: ities, ané as soon as all/ the Q!omk: futies had 
been given, then the hats were taken and/ distributed among the chiefs 
of the three Kwag*ut tribes./ And as soon as all the hats had been 
distributed among the chiefs (25) of the three Kwag*ut tribes, then 
it was as though had waked up/the chiefs of the three Kwag-uz tribes 
and now were talking/ those who had "taken out the steam'! for the 
princess who had grown up. Now/ they dared to talk. Those are 
afraid to talk who do not take notice/ of their princess when she 
grows up./ 

(30) This is referred to by the Indians as "chiefs not going 
through"), although they give away/ blankets to their tribes and also 


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1élqwalavatya, wh, g°ilemisé k- /és k+ 'dlapodda qats k- {édézaxs 
galas geax&littseewa, wi, la&mé Légades wix-s& g-igim& laxéq. 
Wa, laxaé h¥em gwita watdemé qaéda k* és qautéx-ax ra€winemasés 
k* !8d6x6, Laemxaa Légades wix-saé g*igdmafya laxéq. Wa, hé&mis 
Légades xamagem& €wlelérelés gL gimatyé tfasotiwalisé qd lax 
twiElO.ex qiwaxag*iztasa watag6la qa&s negextodéx gwilag:flidza- 
$2368 gagempaxa qwésela €nalaxa Enaxwa ma EwlElotex wax°a Légwe- 
tsdsa g*igregdmaty6 qa&s wile laétantmaxen 1ax k: latasefwaxa 
gwatela&ma wiilgdmé g*igaméeeg-flisé Yix-dgematyéxa Aewandlisas 
Lsasotiwalisé lax tex-s{watyé., Wa, la&laé naxwacm x6xama gemd 
eg igregdmafyéda la Léayos geig-frela lax Yix-dgemacy6, geaxfa = 
Lela lax Lfasotiwalisé. WH, héemis lag-i€%as ttdqorasé taklw6- 
mas €néx- ga halabalésés tewelgamafyé LsAsotiwalis Cwaewiflo— 
tfax gwayi€l#lasasa ©nék-6 ga&s xamagema®yé g-igdmatya., Wa, 
latmisé kiway6teq. K°!8s6 la qléx:€idazé 1l& 1416. !asés i la- 
sotiwalisé go lax &lak:talat xamagaimé® Swl€lo.elés g-igamée 
laxéq. 

WE, la&mé wi€la hoqtwelsa yudux¥seemakwe Kwakigeut 14x6q. 
Wai, lata carélirciadzé kiwatsialiitsiem laxés 6xendatsié g:aélas 
laxa onégwitas g*Skwas Llasotiwaliséxa dmatyé g-okwa, Laem 
1816. a qa&s mOpiené kwisaxés qiaztmosé gwayifldlasaxa g°a1é 
Sxenta tsiatsiadagema, WH laem laba laxa gwagwéx:sala laxa 
g°alé 6xenta. Héem gwe&y6sa g°axré bak!um g°axdlittse twa, 

14. Building of a House, 

' WH, la&mé tlasotiwalisé &néx- qa&s g*dkwS16x g°dkwa qats 
wigei ctéXelaxa lélqw&latatyas gqauténayuLes RKemaxtlazt 1o& ene= 
mOgwisag. WAH, la€&m6 réxts!dd6 i. lasotiwalisaxés g-d6kuléta 
Qlémoy&tyé. WH, g-fl&misé g-ax €wlElaéta laas nétaxés g°dkui- 
15taxs le&maé nak: fataxés negiimpé Amaxiilaré L5& Enemogwiséxa 
g°igima®yasa Snemgés6. Laem gwatata qa&s qautéx'éq. Wa, hé- 


Emisen lag*ita &néx: gen g*dkw6léx g*dkwa gen véxeflatsiexa 141- 


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although they invite all the (1) tribes, tf they do not "take out 
the steam” for their princess/when she grows up, then they have 

the name “chief not going through"* after that./ That is the same 
word as for one who has not paid thé marriage debt to the husband 
of his/ princess. He also has the name ''chief who does not go 
through" after that. But this is (5) the name of the head chief, 
“the one who went through everything, chief c!asotiwalis, if he/ob- 
tains everything, he, who grows up according to those who wish 
him to follow the ways/ of his grandfathers of long past days, who 
all obtained everything/ that chiefs try to pbtain what has been 
written by me, about the/ one who is made the highest chief, Yf- 
x*agemé&, the ancestor (10) of Lfasotiwalis at Lex:siwé&, They 

all were head / chiefs and they took the place of Yfix-agemé€ com- 
ing down/ to Lidsotiwalis, and therefore 1 taqotas wished strongly / 
that his prince t!asotiwalis should quickly try to get all the ways / 
of those who wished that he should become head chief. (15) Now he 
got almost all, not many more were tried for by Llasotiwalis / when 
he really was going to be head chief/after this./ 

Now all the three Kwag-ut tribes went out after this/and then the 
great Lacélitia was sitting still in her menstruation room in (20) the 
corner of the house of t!asotiwalis, the small house. Now/she tried 
to get the four washings, about which you know, the doings of the/ 
girl who menstruates for the first time. Now this is the end of talk- 
ing about the/maturing girl. This is called by the Indians g-axaliztsd€./ 


' 14. Building of a House 


Now tfasotiwalis wished to build a house to (25) invite the 
tribes when the marriage debt was paid by A€maxiilaz and nemogwis./ 
Then t{asotiwalis called his tribe/ the Q!lomoy&€yé into his house 
and as soon as they were all in, he told his tribe/ that he was ex- 
pecting his father-in-law, A€maxiilax and €nemOgwis/ the chief of the 
Enemgis, who was ready to pay the marriage debt to him. "And (30) 


this is why I wish to build a house as an inviting house for the 


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qwalacatyé, WA, la€méts doqwatat qa gwataatsés wazdemtads, 
g°okul6t, nék-exs laé kéiwag-fliza. 

Wi, 14 Lax€walizé Lalak-otsia qa&s yaqsegeacxé. Wi, 18 
€nék*ar Qéaétagea waidemg’asg’ens g Lgaiméek-, Qiomoyiw6, Laem 
Enéx* gas g*okw6l6x azewakwa g*Okwaxwa k* !ésé6x nénéda g*dkwi- 
laxa azewakwé g*Okwa ga x°edzexmafyas laxwa dadek*as6x qaéda 
hélanemca gfénem bébegwanemt. €En6Enak-1xé6 Qlomoyiiwé, gwalaxens 
g* Lgdima&yox Liasotiwaliséx héla g-axens qa ladns Gaxelaxa gw6x ga 
latasa atewexYia g°ox_ gaxs qiéx:fiddizué Eaxelasdrasa hé€lanema, 
Enétnak? 1x6 Qlomoyiwé. Hag*a haf yaxSas Qlomoyuwé, haga qasaxa 
Gwétela ceewa Cwdlas Kwagut ceewa Qlomk: lattes qa graxés EwlEla 
hovcSlax6ox waxdemaxsens g° igamafyox ctfdsotiwaliséx. Aemres &néx-- 
LoL, ha&yaeras Qasanuexu Gwétel qa&s lads héLélax waxydemas 
Ledasotiwalisé, Halag-flétesai, néx*tes, &nék-6da Léxs€aldxa 
ha€yaxfa qa. waxdems.e 

We, h&x-Cidatmisé la héqiwels laxa g:Gkwas tladsotiwalisé 
qats 16 hogwit lax g°Okwasa Gwétela. WA, la&mé €nék°eas Qasa- 
nu&x4 Gwétel gqa&s lads h6Lélax wazdemas t!lAsotiwalisé, Halag:f16é- 
Ltasai, €nék-exs laé hoqiwels laxa gOkwé. Wa, &x-sdmisé hé gwé- 
k-!alea laxa €naxwa geigsokwa. Wa, g°fl&misé wilxtolsaxa g:i- 
g°okwasa Gwétela teewa Ewalas Kwagrud Lefwa Qiomk: littes g-adxaé 
aédaaga qa&s 16 hOgwit lax g*Okwas Liasotiwalisé, Wa, 1a €né- 
x*da&x¥, Laemx:denu€x4 ewllxtolsaxa g*dktila, ©nék-exs laé ktiis- 
Caliza. 

WE, la&mé Lalak-otsia €néx* qa gwatelatmisé 1 Jasotivalisé 
Léreqgela LéLegemasés hé€lanemia laxa yudux4seemakwe Kwakig*uta. 
Wa, hé€mis qa Snaxwatmisé Lréqelax 6a€xénétas lax gw6igwhlasa 
g°ox4¥.a, Enékeé, Wa, héx-fidaemisé .lasotiwalisé nézas waxiigwas - 


tasé bébegwanemé hé&lanemva. 


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(1) tribes, Now you will see what you will say,/ tribes,'t said he 
as he sat down./ 

Then arose Lalakots!a and spoke./ He said, !True is the 
saying of our chief, Qlomoy&tyé,(5) He says he wants to build a 
new house. This is not dared (by all),the building / of a new 
house on account of the disappearance of property among/ those who 
are hired, many men. I mean this, Qtdmoy&yé, do not let our/ 
chief t!asotiwalis hire us to work on the timbers (10) of the new 
house, for there are many kinds of work to be done by the hired 
men./ I mean this, Q!omoyf&y6. Go on, young men of the Qiémoy&&y4 
go now and call the/ Gwétela and the walas Kwag-ut and the Q!iém- 
k-!aities to come/ and listen to the words of our chief, t{asotiwa- 
lis. You will just say/ young men, ‘We invite you, Gwétela, to 
go and listen to the words of (15) t$asotiwalis. Come quickly,' 
you shall say,'' said he, giving advice to the/ young men-as to 
what they were to say./ 

Immediately they went out of the house of tfasotiwalis/ and 
went into the houses of the Gwétela and they said: "We invite 
you,/ Gwétela, to listen to the words of tldsotiwalis. You shall 
come quickly," (20) said they as ties went out of the house, And 
they just continued saying this/ in all the houses, and when they 
had been to all the/ houses of the Gwétela and €walas Kwag‘ut and 
Qlémk: lattes they went/ back and entered the house of tlasotiwalis,. 
Then they said:/ "We have been to all the houses," said they as 
they (25) sat down. 

Then Lalak-ots!a said that ct!dsotiwalis should be ready/ to 
name the names of those whom he would hire among the three Kwag- ut 
tribes,/ and also that they should name all those who should work 
at the timbers of the/ house, said he. Immediately t!asotiwalis 
told him how (30) many men would be hired./ 


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Wai, g°fl€misé gwazé watdemas laé fyalagema ha€yazrfa qa 

1és qatsé€sta, Wa, héx-fidatmisa hatyazxfa la hoqtwels laxa g*6- 
kw6 qa€s 16 hogwit 1ax g:Okwasa Gwétela, WH, 1& Enék-as G-axe 
Emenufx¥ qatséesta Gwetel., cexewit, texewit, texewit, wi, wi, wi, 
Enék-exs laé hOqiwels laxa g*Okwé, Wa, 14 héx-sdem gwék- fala 

laxa €naxwa g°igsOkwa, Wa, g-fl&misé Cwllxtolsaxa g-ig*Skwaxs 
g°axaé aédaaqa qa€s 16 hogwit lax g*Okwas t.dsotiwalisé. Wa, g°ax- 
Emé hogwiteléda bébegwanemé laxa g°Okwé gqats k!lis€alixelé lax 
wax’saenégwitasa g*Okwé, Wa, g°flemisé geax wielaéta bébegwane- 
masa yUduxuseemakwé Kwaklgeutea laas taxfwalizé Lalakrotsia, Wa, 


ld yaqiegeacta, Wa, 1h Enék-a} Wa, gélag-a Gwétel, wa, gélagea 


Ewalas Kwigeut, wa, gélagea QlOmk flitées laxwa ladzSéxwa €walaséx 


watdemsg*fn g*igdmék-xg°a t sasotiwalisek*xgeada laemk: €néx* qats 
g°Okwéléx aztéwakwa g°Skwaxwa k*!6s6x nénéda qa x-‘edzexmatyas lain 
Kwa yaqelax, lag*izas k-ftlema g*Skwélaxa aldwakwé g-Skwa, Wa, la- 
€mésen hélaz 14, yudux'¥semak¥ Kwakiigeut qa 6axdléséxa gwéitgwé- 
latasa g°OxUra, Cnék-exs laé Axk*tdlax tidsotiwalisé qa ax€wit- 
tlalizéséxa pielxelasgem laxa Otsi4lizéxa hdlagemtaxa Cwaewifla- 
Laxa ma&itsiaqra wilk¥ qa k-ik-atéwétdsa g°dxUra. 

Wi, héx-Cidaemisa hatyazeisa QlomoyAfyé6 la Emoxtslalizelaxa 
plelxelasgemé laxa Ots{Alizé qats g:axé mogilizas 1ax tawilasas 
Lalak*ots!a lax OgwitwalfYasa g-Okwé. Wa, g°-fl€misé g°-ax fwil- 
g-fliza pielxelasgemé laas 6dzaqwa yaqleg*afzxé Lalak:!ots!a. wa 
1a €nékeaxs la@ dax*fidxa Snemxsa peelxelasgema. Latmen wag*fl 
hélaz 14. Gwétel ga®s lads &xtexa 1lée1x-entasa g*Oxtasg*in g:iga- 
mék:, nék-exs laé hds€idxa neqaxsa péelxelasgem, Wa, 14 €nék-a’ 
Latmen hélot cfaqwag’il qa&s lads sopsédxa enemtslaqa k-atewatya 
megaxsak* pselxelasgemg*as telxtsianéig°os, g*Igdimse, enék-é, 
Wa, 1éda geayuzé lax naeyaxtdsa Q!lomoyAfyé ax€alizaxa n€qaxsa ptel- 
xelasgem qa&s 16 €mOgwalizas 1ax kiwiélasas Ltaqwag*ilaxa xamage~ 


matyé g-Lgdmésa €ne&mémutasa Madmtag-ila, 


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(1) When they had finished talking, the young men were sent 
to/ invite again, and immediately the young men went out of the 
house/and went into a house of the Gwétela. They said, "We come/ 
to invite again, Gwétela. Get up, get up, get up! Wu wu wu,* 

(5) said they as they went out of the house. And they continued 
saying this/ in all the houses. And as soon as they had been to 
all the houses/ they came back and went into the house of t!asotti- 
walis, Then/ the men went into the house and sat down on/ each 
side of the house, And when all the men of the (10) three Kwag*uz 
tribes were in, Lalak-ots!a arose/ and spoke. He saide "Come, Gwé~ 
tela, come,/Ewalas Kwag-ur, come, Q!omk: Sites to (hear this) great / 
word of my chief t!asotiwalis, who wishes to/ build a new house, 
which nobody dares on account of the property that is lost by it. 
(15) Therefore people are afraid to build a new house./ Now I will 
hire from among you, three Kwag:ut tribes, (men) to work on the 
timbers of the/ house that is to be,'' said he, and he asked tla- 
sotiwalis to bring out/ of the bedroom the blankets which were to 
be paid to those who were going to get/ two cedar trees for the 
beams of the future house./ 

(20) Immediately the young men of the Q!émoy&fyé brought out 
the/ blankets from the bedroom and put them down in front of/ La- 
lak-ots!a in the rear of the house. When/ the blankets were piled 
up, Lalak-ots!a spoke again/ and said, as he took up one pair of 
blankets, “Now let me (25) hire you, Gwétela, to get the thick posts 
of the future house of my chief,“/ said he counted out ten pairs of 
blankets. Then he said,/“Now Ithire you, c!aqwag*ila to go and chop 
down one beam./ Ten pairs of blankets as a protection for your 
hands, chief," said he,/ and a young man of the Q!dmoyA€yé took 
up ten pairs of blankets (30) and put them down at the place where 


was sitting t!aqwageila, the head/chief of the numaym Madmtag-ila./ 


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WE, la 6tlédé Lalak-otsia hds€idxe meqaxsa peelxelasgem, 
Wa, 18 €nékea. La€men hé16. Wadzé ga€s lads soOpiédxa Snem- 
tslaqa k*dtawafya, neqaxsek* pselxelasgemg*as telxtslanéig-os, 
gLgimée, “nék-é, Wa, 1éda geayuxé laxaax héxeksa QlomoyAtyé 
Ax€alizaxa neqaxsa pielxelasgem gas 16 €mOgwalizas 14x k lwaé- 
lasas Wadzéxa grayuré lax €neemémutasa Dzendzenx-qtayasa ewalas 
Kwag°ut,. 

Wi, la 6tiédé Ldlak-otsia hds€idxa neqaxsa peelxelasgem, Wa, 
la €nékeat Lafmen hélét Tsloxutslaésgaimée qats lads sdpiédxa ma= 
€xtsiaqa LéLama,neqaxsak* p.elxelasgemg‘as telxtstanézg:6s,g*igames 
€nék-é. Wa, 1léda héxfa axfalizaxa neqaxsa peelxelasgem qa&s 16 
Emo gwalizas 14x k}waélasas Ts2OxUtsiaésagemafyéxa g-ayuré lax 
Ene emémutasa Kiikwak!imasa Gwétela. 

Wa, la 6tééedé Lalak-otsia hosfidxa neqaxsa péelxelasgem. Wa, 
14 €nékeas La&men hélot Pengwit qa&s lads sOptédxa mafxtsiaqa Lé- 
Lama ,neqaxsake peelxelasgemg*as telxtslanézeg-is, g°igdmee, enék-6, 
We, 1léda hézxfa ax€alizaxa neqgaxsa peelxelasgem qats 16 mogwalfzas 
lax kiwaélasas Pengwidéxa gayuzé lax ne&mémutasa Dzendzenx:qla- 
yasa walas Kwag*utr6é, 

Wa, la 6t26d6 Lalak-otséa hOs€idxa neqaxsa péelxelasgem, 14 
Enék-a; La€men hélot, G-Lgamée qa&< lads k- 6xax <nemxs& k- 6klux- 
tatya, neqaxsak: plelxelasgemg-as telxtslanéig°os, e°Igimee enék-é, 
Wa, 1éda hé€x€a Ax€alizaxa neqaxsa plelxelasgem qafs 16 &mogwalizas 
1ax kiwaélasas G-Igdmatyéxa g*ayuré lax €ne&mémutasa cére&gédiisa 
Qiomk: fitfesasa €walas Kwag°ur, 

Wai, la 6t!édé Lalak‘otsia hos&idxa neqaxsa peelxelasgem, Wa, 
1a €nékeas La&men hélét Nitnareligsé qa€s lads k* {6r%ax Enemxsa 
ke fOkstixtatya, neqaxsak- plelxelasgemg-as telxtsfanézyg°is, g-i- 
gimée, Enék’é, WH, léda héx&a Ax€alizaxa neqaxsa pielxelasgem qa€s 
16 €moewalfzas 14x kiwaélasas Nitnuteligsatyéxa g*ayuré 14x Ene fmé- 


mutasa Wawilib&tyasa &walas Kwag-ut. 


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(1) And then Lalak-ots!a counted again ten pairs of blankets/ 
and said, "Now I hire you, Wadzé,to chop down one beam. Ten pairs 
of blankets for a protection for your hands,/chief," said he. Then 
a young man of the Qlomoy4£yé (5) took the ten pairs of blankets 
and put them down at the place wnere was sitting/Wadzé who belonged 
to the numaym Dzendzenx-q!layu of the/ €walas Kwag-ur./ 

And. Lalak-otsia counted again ten pairs of blankets/ and said, 
‘Now I hire you, Ts {OxUtsiaésgiméee, to chop down two (10) posts, 
Ten pairs of blankets as a protection for your hands, chief,"/said 
he, Then a young man took the ten pairs of blankets and/ put them 
down at the place where was sitting Tsiox'tsiadsgimée, who belonged 
to the/ numaym Kikwakiim of the Gwétela./ 

Then Lalak*ots!a counted again ten pairs of blankets (15) and 
said, ‘With these I hire you, Pengwit, to chop down two posts./ 

Ten pairs of blankets as a protection for your hands, chief,” said 
he./ Then a young man took the ten pairs of blankets and put them 
down/ at the place where was sitting Pengwit who belonged to the 
numaym Dzendzenx’qlayu of the/Ewalas Kwag-ur./ 

(20) Then Lalak‘otsia counted again ten pairs of blankets/ and 
said, "I hire you, G-Igimée, to go and hew one side bar./ Ten pairs 
of blankets for a protection for your hands, chief," said he./ Then 
a young man took the ten pairs of blankets and put them down/ at 
the place where was sitting G+ Lgamé® of. the numayd Lére&ged of (25) 
the Q!omk:!it!es of the €walas Kwag-ur./ 

Then Lalak-ots!a counted again ten pairs of blankets/ and said, 
“Now I hire you, Nuznizeligs6, to go and hew one/side bar, Ten 
pairs of blankets as a protection of your hands, chief,"/said he, 
Then a young man took the ten pairs of blankets and (30) put them 
down at the place where was sitting Nuzynutelig*é who belonged to the 


numaym/Wawilibaeyé of the walas Kwag-ur./ 


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Wa, ld 6t86dé Lalak*otsia hésfidxa neqaxsa peelxelasgem. Wa, 
1# €nék-a: La&men hél6u Gwetyimdzé qa€s lads sdplédex areddtsiaga 
pé pux4 bala, neqaxsak’ peelxelasgemg*as telxtsfanéteg°os, gLgimee, 
Enék-6. Wa, 1éda héxfa Axealitaxa neqaxsa péelxelasgem qa€s 16 
emogwal{zas 14x kéwaélasas Gwefyimdzéxa geayuré 14x ©ne&mémutasa 
Ladlax* sfendayuwé, 

Wai, 18 6t2édé Lalak-otsia hdsfidxa neqaxsa pielxelasgem. Wa, 
la €nékeas Laf&men hélor Ha6tek¥ qaés lads sOpsédex acebotsiaga 
pépiix¥bala, neqaxsak: ptelxelasgemg-as telxtsian@rg:os, g*Lgaimée, 
€nék’6, WH, 1léda hér€a dx€alitaxa neqaxsa plelxelasgem qa&s 16 
Emogwaflizas 14x kéwaélasas Haé.ekw6xa geayuté lax nemémitasa Wae 
walibatyasa walas Kwag*ut. 

WH, 18 6t2@dé Lalak-otsia hos€idxa neqaxsa plelxelasgem. Wa, 
18 Enékea: La€men hélét cialis qa&s lads sép!édex sek: fatsiaga 
séx°demila, sek: faxsak’ plelxelasgemg*as telxtsiané%g°Ss, g*Lgimée, 
enék-6, Wa, léda héx&a Ax€alizaxa sek-laxsa plelxelasgem qa&s 168 
Emogwal{zas 1ax kiwaélasas tidlisxa g°ayuré 14x Sneememutasa Loyae 
lazafwisa Gwétela,. 

WH, 18 6tiédé Lalak-ots!a hds€idxa sek: laxsa pielxelasgem. 

Wi, 1@ €nék-eas La&men hél6_ €naxiilalis qa€s labs sOplédex sek: fa- 
tsiaqa séx-demala, neqaxsak* pielxeclasgemg-as telxtsiané%g-6s, g°i- 
gimee, enék-é. Wa, 1éda héxfa AxfAlizaxa sek: faxsa pielxelasgem qats 
18 €mogwalizas lax kéwaélasas €nadxtilalisxa g*ayuté lax tne&mémtasa 
Léqéemasa Qlomk: futiesé. 

Wi, 18 6t!édé Lalak*ots!a hds€idxa sek-faxsa pielxelasgem. Wa, 
12 nékea ¢ La&men hél6. Tss6x¥tsiadsa qats lads k+ s6zax Snemxsa 
tegwaq, sek*Jaxsake plelxelasgemg*as telxtstanétg°ds g-igimée, 
enék-6, Wi, 1éda héx€a Ax€Glitaxa sek éaxsa péelxelasgem qa&s 16 
Emogwalizas 14x k!waélasas TsiOx€ts aésaxa g°ayuré lax ene &mémutasa 


G*éxsemasa Gwetela, 


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(1) Then Lalak*ots!a counted again ten pairs of blankets/ and 
said, “Now I hire you, Gwefyfmdzé, to go and chop seven/rafters. 
Ten pairs of blankets as a protection for your hands, chief ,”“/said 
he. Then a young man took the ten pairs of blankets and (5) put 
them down at the place where was sitting Gwetyfmdzé who belonged to 
the numaym/La&lax+sfendayu./ 

Then Lalak-ots! counted again ten pairs of blankets/ and he 
said, “Now I hire you, Haétek4 to chop seven/ rafters. Ten pairs 
of blankets as a protection for your hands, chief," (10) said he. 
Then a young man took the ten pairs of blankets and/ put them down 
at the place where was sitting Haévceku who belonged to the numa ym/ 
Wawilibatyé of the €walas Kwag-ut./ 

Then Lalak*ots!a.counted again ten pairs of blankets/ and 
said, ‘Now I hire you, tlalis to chop down five (15) roof beams. 
Five pairs of blankets as a protection for your hands, chief,"/said 
he, Then a young man took the five pairs of blankets and/ put them 
down at the place where was sitting Lfalis who belonged to the nu- 
mayn/ L6yalaztatwa of the Gwétela./ 

Then Lalak-ots!a counted again five pairs of blankets (20) and 
said, ‘'Now I hire you, €naxiilalis, to chop down five/ roof beams, 
Five pairs of blankets as a protection for your hands, chief ,"/said 
he, Then a young man took the five pairs of blankets and/ put them 
down at the place where was sitting Enaxilalis who belonged to the 
numaym/t&q sem of the Qlimk: lit!es./ 

(25) Then Lalak-ots!a counted again five pairs of blankets/ and 
said, "Now I hire you, Ts :6x¥tsiaés to hew one/retaining plank. ! 
Five pairs of blankets.as a protection for your hands, chief,” said 
he. Then a young man took the five pairs of blankets and/put 
them down at the place where was sitting Ts /6xUtsiaés who belonged 
to the numaym-(30) G*éxsem of the Gwétela./ 

1) These are the planks that retain the soil of the platform that 


runs around the walls of the house inside. In feasts the people 
sit leaning against these planks, 


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wi, 18 6t!édé Lalak-otsta hOs€idxa sek taxsa péelxelasgem. 
Wa, 1a €nékea; La&men hél6t ©max-&mewisa qa&s lads k:foxax Enem- 
xsi tegwag, seke faxsak’ plelxelasgemg'as telxts!anézg-os, gf- 
gimé®, enékeé. Wa, 1éda héx€a Ax€alizaxa sek: faxsa peelxelasgem 
ga&s 16 emdgwalizas 14x k!waSlasas €max-€mewisaxa gayuré 1ax 
Ene€mémutasa G:ig*flgamasa fwalas Kwag*ur, 

WH, lf &tlédé Lalak*otsta hos€idxa sek-taxsa plelxelasgem. 

Wa, 14 €nékea ; Lat&men h6l6L Hadmdzit qa&s lads k: lozax &nemxsa 
tegwaq, seke laxsak* pselxelasgemg*as telxts fanéig-os, gigdmée, 
Enék-6. WH, léda héx€a Ax€Alitaxa sek faxsa plelxelasgem qat&s 
16 mogwalizas 1ax k!waélasis Hamdzidxa g°ayuté 1ax &ne&mémitasa 
Séntlemasa Gwétela. 

WH, 1& yaqlegeakS Lalak-ots!a, Wa, 1& Enékea lad gwax ho- 
s€idxa sek éaxsa pielxelasgem: Laems g'igregimés Kwakig:uzt., Do- 
qwazaxg*fn g*igdmék-, laxgea Leisobinaliseks laxg-ada g°Okwélag*ax 
atewax4sema g*Okwa, Héem lag*itasox k-flema g-Okw6lax aitsema go= 
kwa qa €waxax'stafydlasasa dadak-aseé 1aq4. énétnak: ix6 % La€men 
hé16. Haéte kumé& qa&s lads k: Jdtax fnemxs& tegwag, sek: éaxsak: péel- 
xelasgemg*as telxtsianéig-Os, g-Igimé®, €nék-é, WH, 1éda héréa 
Ax€alizaxa sek faxsa peelxelasgem qats 16 &mogwalitas 14x kiwaélasas 
HaStekimatyé. 

da, 18 @dzaqwa yaqleg*a€zx6 Lalakotsia. Wa, 14 nékea’+ Wa, wa 
yudux4setmak4 Kwakug*ur ladzé&mo gwalék-in waidemaxen héhelaneméx, 
Laems lax*da€x¥ hahalot latxa 1616x*fenta yiitaxg’fin héhelanemég-6r. 
Enéenak*izx8 Gwétel, Swalas Kwageur, Qiomk: fitles. La€men hélaagwi - 
xO ga&s 16L6s 1éx° fwurtlalaxa 1818x-€enta sObanemsen héhelaneméx. 
Wi, g°axtes dapelareq, Snék-é. Wa, laem gwax6é waxdemas laxéq. 

Wa, la&mé €wl&la hoqiwelsa bébegwanem qats 16 xwanatftidéda 
héhelanemaxés s@sobayuwé tretwis xwaxwaxwagumé. Wa, g*fl¢misé 
enax*idxa gaadlaxs laé Swila aléx€widéda héhelanem bébe gwanem qats 


1é 1axés witwitla wilkwa laxés Létrazaasé gats a&&mé héx*€idaem so- 


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(1) Then Lalak-ots!a counted again five pairs of blankets/ and 
said, "Now I hire you, max:tmewis , to hew one/ retaining plank. 
Five pairs of blankets as a protection for your hands, chief,'Y said 
he. Then a young man took the five pairs of blankets (5) and put 
them down at the place where was sitting ©max:€mewis who belonged 
to the/ numaym G-ig-flgam of the €walas Kyag-ur./ 

Then Lalak-ots!a counted again five pairs of blankets/ and he 
said, "Now I hire you, Haimdzit, to hew one/ retaining plank. Five 
pairs of blankets as a protection for your hands, chief,'! (10) said 
he. Then a young man took the five pairs of blankets and/ put them 
down at the place where was sitting Hamdzit who belonged to the nu- 
maym/ Sénciiem of the Gwétela./ 

Then Lalak-ots!a spoke and said after he had finished counting/ 
five pairs of blankets, “Now, chiefs of the Kwag-u%,(15) look at my 
chief, here, at tfasotiwalis, who 1s building a/ new house, There-= 
fore the building of a new house is dreaded/ on account of the un- 
counted property. I mean this./ I hire you, Haéte kiimé€ to go and hew 
one retaining plank. Five pairs of blankets/ for.a protection for 
your hands, chief, ' said he. Then a young man (20) went and took 
the five pairs of blankets and put them down at the place where was 
sitting/ Haéte kimée, 

And Lalak-ots!a spoke again and said, "Wa,wa./ You three Kwag-ut 
tribes .nav my great speech is finished with which I hire you./ Now 
you will go quickly to get the thick timbers for which I have hired 
you. (25) I mean this, Gwétela, walas Kwageut, Q!limk: fates. I 
hire you/ to roll out of the woods the round timbers that will be 
chopped down by those whom I have hired./ Now you will come and tow 
them,” said he. Now his speech was finished after this./ 

Then all the men went out and the/hired men madeeready their 
axes and their small canoes. And as soon as (30) day came in the 
morning the hired men started and/ went to where cedar trees were 


standing. And immediately (1) they chopped them dowr and when a 


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plaxddeq. WA, g°fl€misé tlax-fidexs 1aé saqiwagitiédeq qa ewi- 


Elfwés tslaxfanatyas. Wa, la baxeidxa Snatnemapfenk’6é laxens 


barax ga awasgimatsa keé keatéwatyaxs 1laé sOpstendxa wiiteta&tyas. 


Wa, héem waldx€widéda hélanemé begwanemxs 1la6 n&€nak¥ laxés g°d—= 


kwé, Wa, lata geawarélé G-igdmee Loe Nucnutelig’éxa matlokwé bé- 


begwanem hélanem qa k-JOtaxa ma&texsa k*lOkiuLé© gaxs kixsfendaaxa 


wilkwé. Wa, 18 dx€édé G-Igdmafyaxa Apsddizé. Wa, 1&8 Ax€édé Nuz- 


nutegeatyaxa apsodixée qa&s pats!41éx Aetwigratyas qa Snemptenk’és 


wiigwasas laxens tsiexutsianatyéx, Wa, la €naxenempéena yiidux'psm- 


k*&S €wadzawasas laxens q!waqlwax:ts!anafyéx, Wa, 1a &ndenemapienk’s 


ewasgemasas 1laxens barax,. 


Wai, héemxaawis g*dwalaplé Ts {OxUtsiaésa LO& Emax-mewisaxa 


‘maflokw6 bébegwanem hélanem qa k* {6zaxa mattaxsa tegwaq qaxs 


kixs€endaaxa wilkwé, WA, la Ax€éd6 TsiOxUtslaésixa ApsOdizé. 


Wa, 1&8 Ax€6dé €max-mewisaxa Apsodizé qats pats!Aléx adewig-atyas 


qa nempienk'és wagwasas laxens tstexUtsianatyéx., Wa, 1d enax~ 


€nempsena yidux4pfenk: Léxs moplenk*aés Svadzewasas laxens qlwae 


qéwaxtséanatyéx, Wa, 18 atebdpéenk-é ®wasgemasas laxens batax. 


Wa, laxaé gedwalapé Haé.ekuma®yé LO Hamdzidé qaéda matie= 


xsatmaxat? tegwaga. Wi, laem qletteptenk’s Wdsgemasas laxens 


barax qaxs h¥€maé tsieg-Stasa tegwaqasa g°Ox¥Lé qaxs hé€maé te- 


sitaats d€wigrafyasa bébegwanemax kiwétaéxa tegwagé lax a€witsta- 


lizasa g*okwé. 


Wa, g°fl&misé wifla gwazé Axscefwasa mogigreyuwé bébegwanem 


hélanems tfasotiwalisé g-axaé Ewffla ni€nakwa. Wa, héx-cidatmisé 


tidsotiwalisé fydlaqasa mOkwé hadfyarfa qa 16s 1S&lalaxa mOogiig*eyu- 


we bébegwanem hélanems qa 16s Ltexwa lax g-Skwas, Wa, laem €nék-a 


mokwé haé€yaxfa 18x 4€witelas tlex-fldsa g°ig-Okwasa Gwétela:s G*ax- 


Emenu€x4 L6ElAlGtaixwa hélanemaxs clasdtiwalis qa€s lads tlexwa 
° ® 


1ax g°Skwas, Lares kiwamé6z%_.5., Gwétel. Halag’flitasai, &nék-exs 


1a6 hogtwels laxa g-okwe, 


Wa, g°fl&misé wilxtolsax g*ig:okwasa 


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tree fell down they peeled it so that the/ bark came off. ‘hen they 
measured the length of nine/ fathoms for the length of the beams 

and they chopped off the thin end./ And all this was done by the 
hired men before they went home to their houses. (5) Then G+ I gamete 
and Naxnuxelig*$xa helped each other, the two/ men who were hired 
eee the two side bars, for they split/ a cedar tree, and then 
G-Igdimée took the one side and Nixnuztelig’éxa took the/ other side, 
Then they split off the back so that it was one/ span thick. Some- 
times it ig three (10) spans wide and it is nine/ fathoms long./ 

Then also Ts:ox¥tséaés and &max*mewis helped each other,/ the 
two men hired to hew out the flat retaining planke,for/they split 
a cedar tree in two and Ts/Ox4¥ts laés took one half (15) and &max*me- 
wis took the other and split off the back/ so that it was one span 
thick./ Sometimes it is three spans or four spans wide/ and it is 
is seven fathoms long./ 

And Haécekumé® and Hamdzit helped each othér with the two (20) 
retaining planks and their length is six/ fathoms, for thus is the 
width of the retaining planks of the house, for that 1s the/ back 
support of the men who sit feasting around the inside/of the house./ 

When the work of the fourteen men (25) hired by tldasotiwalis 
was finished they all went home. Then/ L!asotiwalis sent four young 
men to call the fourteen/ men hired by him to go and eat in his 
house. Then said the/ four young men and stood inside of the doors 
of the houses of the Gwetela,/"We come to invite those hired by ..a- 
sotiwalis to go and eat (30) in his house. You will go and sit next 
to them, Gwétela. You will go quickly,'! said they/ as they went out 
of the house. When they had been to all the houses (1) of the Gwetela 


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Gwétela laS hogwit lax g*Okwasa Swalas Kwag-uré 1o& g*ig*okwasa 


Qldmk: fitiesé. Wa, lacm &em negextew6xés g°Al6 watdema 1ax g°i- 


g°Okwasa Gwétela. Wa, g°fl&misé wilxtolsaxa g-ig-dkwaxs 126 


aédaaqga gqats 18° h6gwira hai€yax€a lax g*Okwas clasotivaliséxa k!ésé 


Ewalas g*oxUs. WH, la€méda mokwé hatyarea néxaxs le&maé Ewilxto- 


leaxa g*ig*dkwasa yiiduxiseemakwé Kwakigeuta. Wa, k*léstia gita 


x°Osaitaxs 1a6 @&tséesta, 


tel&s tlex-:flisa g°dkwé: 


Wa, la&mé €nékea moOkwé haé€yartta lax A€wi- 


G-ax€menuex4Y 6tséestal Gwétel qa&s lads 


halaéta, &nék-S. Wa, laem héx-s& gwék: fala laxa Snaxwa g*ig-Okwa. 


Wi, g°fl€mis6 €wilxtolsaxa g-igsSkwaxs g*axaé aédaaqa qafs 16 ho- 


gwit lax g’Okwas Lidsotiwalisé. Wa, g°Ax€mé hOgwiteléda mogiig: eyuwée 


bébegwanem qa&s 16 €wl€la kfis&aliz laxa Ogwiwalizasa g°Okwé, yfix 


lag*izas €nex’s6€ ga h&Ss kfis€aliza Ogwiwallzasa g*G6kwé qaxs hé- 


Emaé Alak- {ala Lélanema Saxelaxa gwéxgwalasa g°Ox4Lé, Wa, 1a fem 


kiwamé%a yuduxYse&makw6 Kwakig-uta, Wa, geaxemé hogwitelés enaxwa 


bébegwanem. WS, 1% kitis€aliza Gwétela lax héxk: [ddenégwitasa 


gOkwé, Wa, léda walas Kwageut reewa Qiomk: fitles klis€aliz laxa 


gemexddenégwité, Wa, la&mé Cyalagemé mokwé hafyarea qa lés dadaqu. 


Ema, Wa, 1éda mokwé ha&yaxfa hoqtisels laxa g-Okwé gafs 16 laxa 


g’Skwasa Gwétela. WH, ld Enék-a, G*axemenuex¥ dadoqifma Gwételai- 


lax k* !ésfemlaxa lalax, €néx-datxwé, Wa, lacm &naxwaem hé gwék: ta- 


la laxa g°ig’Okwasa yldux4se &makwé Kwakiig-uta. Wa, g°fl€misé wi- 


1xtolsaxa g°*Okila 1laé aédaaqa qa&s 16 hogwit 1ax g-Okwas u fasoti- 


walisé, Wa, 18 €nék-as 


Ewi{Elaéta, enéx*datxwe. 


Laemx*denu&x4 wax dadoquéma. La®mens 


Wa, héx*Cidatmisé Axeétsefwa xamasé gafs 


talex*asefwesa Enaxwa hafyarfasa Qsdmoyaeyé. laarasa wadkwe ax€édxa 


XOElqews teewa tsiebatsee ceewa vi6ena, Wa, latmé k- sipts Alayuwa 


telenkwé xamas laéxa XOelqiwé. Wa, léda wadkw6é haf yarfa klixtsialasa 


L!'6Ena laxa tstiebatste, 


Wa, g°fl€misé €witla gwata laé axétseewa 


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they went into the house of the €walas Kwag-ut and the houses of 
the/ Q!dmk: fitles and they only said the same as their first speech 
in the/ houses of the Gwétela. As soon as they had been to all 

the houses they went/ back and the young men entered the house of 
tidsotiwalis which was not (5) a large house, And now the four 
young men told them that they had been to all the/ houses of the 
three Kwag‘uy tribes. They did not/ rest long before they went 
back to them and now the four young men said inside the/ doorways 
of the houses, ‘We come to call again, Gwétela, that you may go/ 
quickly into the house," they said, and they kept on saying this 

in all the houses. (10) As soon as they had gone to all the houses 
they came back and entered/ the house of c!asotiwalis. Then the 
fourteen/ men were coming in and they all sat down in the rear of 
the house for/ they were told to sit down in the rear of the house 
because/ they were the real guests, those who were making the tim-~ 
bers of the house, (15) The three Kwag-ut tribes just sat down 

ina feast. Now all the men were coming in./ And the Gwétela 
sat down on the right hand side of the/ house, and the walas 
Kwageut, and the Qfémk: fit!es sat down on the/ left hand side of 
the house, Then four young men were sent to try "'to see a face ,"!/ 
and the four young men went out of the house and went into the (20) 
house of the Gwétela and said, "We come to look for a face, Gwétela, 
in case he should not have gone in," they said and they all said 
the same/ in the houses of the three Kwag-ut tribes. And as soon 
as/ they had been in all the houses, they went back and entered the 
house of cfasotiwalis./ Then they said again, “We have tried to see 
a face. Now (25) we are all in,''they said. And right away dried 
galmon was taken and/ it was blistered by the young men of the 
Qlaomovaéeyé, and others took/ dishes and grease dishes and oil and 


they broke the/blistered dried salmon into pieces in the dishes and 


other young men poured/oil into the grease dishes and when all of 





1) That means to call those who had delayed coming. 


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xGelqiwé qa&s 16 k*ax*dzamOlizas laxa mogig-eyuwé hélanem bébegwa- 
nem 1axa Ogwiwalizasa g-Okwé, WA, g°fl&misé gwaXa laé axfétseewa 
wadkw6 xOelqiwa ga€s 16 k*ax-dzamOlizas laxa Gwétela tefwa Swalas 
Kwageur ceewa Qsomk* fiiteesé. Wa, g°fl€misé €wilg-aliza 2delqiwé 
laé héx-fidacem &naxwa xdmsxasfidéda bébegwanemxa hélanemé. Wi, 
g°fle€misé naxwa la ha€mapa laasa Gwétela refwa walas Kwag-ut 
Leewa Qldmk: faties Sgwaqa hamx-€ida, Wa, g°fl€misé &naxwa gwax 
x&msxasxa xamasé laé tséx-€itse€wa atta Cwapa ga nagég’ss. We, 
g°fl€misé gwata laé héleg-fntseewa, WH, la&mé héwaxa kiwélala 
denxela qaxs halak:!aé qaxs qiénemaés watdema. WA, g°flemisé 
gwax ha&mapxa hélég*ano laas qtaplég-flizasetwa XGelqiw6 qa&s 16 
mex€alflem laxa max*st&lizas d€witelasa tlex-fla. 

Wi, g-fl€mis@ gwaza laasa g*ayuxé laxa hélanemé begwanem, 
yix Ts sOxUtslaésaxa g°ayuzé laxa Snemémutasa G*éxsem yaqteg*atza, 
WE, 18 nékea : Geax€men, g°axemenu®xwaxg-anuex4 hélanemég-os, 
g* igame®& Leasotiwalis, Laem €wl€la gwagitaxés gwefyos qanutxY 
la axsefwa, Wagea héla ga 16s 1éx*&tizt!alaq, nék-é, Wa, héx-&i-- 
dafmisé Lalak-otsia tax€walita qa€s yaqseg-acié. Wa, 1h Enék-as 
Ala, @latasés watdemos, e-Iigdm6& Tsloxutsiaés, Wa, gélak-as€lax-és 
watdemos, g*igim6&., €néEnak-izté, g-Iig*egdmés Kwakug-ur, la€men 
hél6. ylduxtse&mak¥ Kwakigeut qa€s lalag-it6s 1é6x-€irtlalarxa 
&xanemasa heélanemasg’in g-ig&imék- laxg-a tsasotiwalisek*>, lax 
gaalata qa&s g°axemeLos enaxwa dapelacqéx dzaqwatas Zensta, Ené- 
k-6, Wa, g°fl&misé gwaxé wazdemas laé wi<ela hoqtwels laxa 
g° Okwé. 

Wa, 1a héx:€idaem Enaxwa xwanateléda bébegwanemaxés deneme 
qa danuzttdalayutaxa 1éel1x*fenéd wilkwa Le&wa Awawe xwaxwak sina 
qaxs wixstena€maagéxa dzaqwa, WH, g°fl&misé Snix-fidxa gadlaxs 
laé Lalak°ots!a lat!eselaxa g°ig*Skwé ga&s mex*stewex tiex*flds 
gwaxa Enaxwa bébe gwanem qa taxewidés ga héyaselés laxés gig’o- 


kwé. WH, g°fl€misé gwaz héyaselaxs laé €wifla la hogixs laxa 


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this was done the (1) dishes were taken and put dewn in front of 
the fourteen hired men/ in the rear of the house, When they had, 
finished they took/ other dishes and put them down in front of the 
Gwétela, Cwalas/Kwag*ut and Qlémk:fities. When the dishes had been 
put down (5) all the hired men ate the dried salmon,/ and as soon 
ag all had eaten, then the Gwétela, €walas Kwaigeur/ and Qtomk ti- 
tics also ate, and as soon as all had finished/ eating the dried 
salmon, then they went to draw water to drink after the food./ 
After they had finished they were given a second course, Now they 
never ging a (10) feasting song for they are ina hurry for there 
is much to be said. When/ they finished eating the second course 
the dishes were gathered up and/ were put away near the inside of 
the door./ 

As soon as they had finished then one who belonged to the 
hired men,/that is, Ts:6x¥tslaés who belongs to the numaym 
G*éxsem, spoke (15) and said, "I come, We come who were hired 
by you,/chief tlasotiwalis. Now it is finished what you wanted 
us/to do. Go on and hire people to roll them out of the woods,” 
said he, Immediately/Lalak-ots!a arose and spoke. He said,/"True 
is what you say, chief Ts!Ox¥tsiaés., Thank you for your (20) 
speech, chief. I mean this, chiefs of the Kwagsut, Now/ I will 
hire you, three Kwag-ur tribes to go and roll out of the woods/ 
what has been worked by those hired by my chief, this tlasotiwalis./ 
In the morning you will come and tow them in the evening tomorron, " 
said he./ As soon as he had finished his speech, they all went out 
of the (25) house,/ 

Immediately all the men prepared their ropes/ for hauling out 
of the woods the round cedar trees, and the large canoes,/ for 
they launched them that evening. As soon as daylight came in the 
morning,/ Lalak‘otsta went to the houses and knocked on the doors 
(30) waking up all the men to get up to eat in their houses before 
gtarting./ As soon as they had finished eating before starting, 


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xwaxwakitina qa&s texeédé, Wi, la€mé 14x 14x dxasasa wilkw6é, 

Wai, la&mé 1éx-Swittialaq qaxs €naxwa&maé memg*axstalisé 6xasas, 
Wa, g°flemisé ewitlastaxs g°axaé dapelaq qa g°axés kratkeedés 1ax 
ciemaisas g*Okwas tlasotiwalisé. Wa, g°fl&misé €wilg-alisa laas 
EwlE€la hOxewitt&wa bebegwanemé. WA, la Lalakeotsia Axk:!alaq qa 
1és €witla h6gwét lax g°Skwas Lidsotiwalisé qa&s lax-da&xwé tle - 
xwa 1laq.e Wa, g°fl€misé g-ax €wl€laéta bébegwanem laé héx:fidaem 
Lsexwélase€wa. Wa, laemxaé ma&zplenétaxs 186 LeExWa. Wa, g°fl- 
€misé gwata laas Lalak-otsia Laxewalita qa&s yaqseg-acié, We, 

1a €nék-at Wa, gélagea, wa, gélaga g-igtegimés Gwétel, €walas 
Kwag*uz, Qiomk:fiities, g*axemo g*axtmens g°Ox4ULEX graxalis laxwa 
cfemaisax. €né&nak*izé, Laems 1éx°ftisdésargox Yensta qa g°*ax~ 
lagsizts6 k*adtemg*acls 1axOs axastéxs, nék°S, Wa, latmé wifla 
hogiiwels laxa g*Okw6 1axéq. 

Wa, g°fl&misé &max-fidxa gadl&xs laéda hityare&sa Qlomoyaeyé 
la mAmex’stewax tiétiex'flais geig*Okwasa Gwétela reewa €walas 
Kwageurt reewa Qsdmk* fitteséxa €nék-6: Laxewit, Laxewit, Gwétel, 
ga&s lads gaaxstala 14x tlasotiwalis. Wae (Ma&xé gwék: alasasa 
h&€yaxeaxgs laé mamex*steEwa tiétiex*flds g-ig-Skwasa Gwételaxa 
Enég‘et&yaxs laé mexeas gaaxstalatens Gwetel lax u Sasotinwalisé6. 
Laxewit, Laxewit, nék-sé.) Wa, gfl€misé €wllxtolsaxa g*ig’dkwésa 
yuduxsetmakwé Kwakig’utaxs g°axaéda hafyaxfa aédaaga, Héem 
Légades gwayé_ladselaxa g*Okul6té qa héyaseléséxs Gaxeléré. Wa 
lacm fem hayimg’f1{[zx Laxewidéda enaxwa bébegwanem qats 16 hogwit 
1ax g'Okwas Lsasotiwalisé qaxs qs&telatmaéda fnaxwa bébe gwanemgéxs 
ke fésaé Sts6Estaakwa hélanemé bébegwanem qa 1éx-fisdéselaxa wilkwé, 
Wi, hé€mis lag-itas héx-fidaem qiwag'fllz qa€s 16 ewiela hdgwit 
laxa g*Okwas vu lasotiwalisé, 

WE, g°fl&misé geax “wiflaé.a laas halamaxsta gaaxstalax:fida, 
Wi, g°fl€misé gwax h€ydselaxs 1a Ewiela hoquwels laxa g*dkwé qats 


16 1éx:isdésaxa wiwilkwé, Wa, hé€misa k: (6k: famtéteragq Léxseala 


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they went aboard their (1) canoes and started. Then they went to 
the place of the cedar trees/ and they rolled them out of the 
woods, for they were all near the water./ As soon as all were in* 
the water, they came towing them and brought them to the/ beach 

of the house of tfAsotiwalis. As soon as they were all on the 
beach, (5) the men all went ashore, Then Lalak-ots!a asked them 
to/ come into the house of tlasotiwalis to eat/ there. As soon as 
all the men were in/ they were given to eat. They were given two 
courses, and after/ they were done Lalak‘ots!a stood up and spoke., 
(10) He said, “Welcome, weléome, chiefs of the Gwétela, walas Kwa- 
geur,/ Qsomk:fitées., It has arrived, our house at this/beach. I 
mean this, now you will roll them up tomorrow so that/ they may 
come and lie on the ground where they are to be put,” said he. Then 
they all went/out of the house after this./ 

(15) As soon as day came in the morning the young men of the 
Qt6moya&eyé went/and knocked at the doors of the houses of the Gwé- 
tela and €walas Kwag*ut/and Q!limk:!lit!es, saying, “Get up, get up, 
Gwétela,/to go and eat breakfast with c!asotiwalis.” (There are two 
ways in which/the young men speak when they are knocking at the 
doors of the houses of the Gwétela. (20) They say while they are 
knocking, “Let us eat breakfast, Gwétela, with Llasotiwalis./. Get 
up, get up,” they say.) As soon as they had gone to all the houses 
of the/three Kwag-uz tribes the young men came back. This is /called 
‘waking the tribes to eat breakfast when they are going to work./ 
Now all the men immediately arose and went into (25) the house of 
Llasotiwalis, for all the men knew/that they would not call again the 
men hired to roll up the beach the cedars,/and therefore they arose 
right away and went into/the house of t!asotiwalis./ 

As soon as they had all come in they ate breakfast quickly (30) 
and after they had finished eating breakfast they all went out of 
- the house and/ went and rolled up the cedars, and those who were 


going to adze them advised them (1) where to put them down. When 


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qa ktatmg*atlgalats, Wa, g:fl&misé wilusdésa 16x*fusdésa wi- 
wilkwaxs laé Lalakeotsia Laxewels qaés yaqiegr:afzé, Wa, la Enék-as 
Wa, g* igregame® g°ax€mo g°ax€tisdesaxens g*Ox4LEx, HAsta6L_ox g°oxu— 
Lasgea Liasotiwalisek*, nOsmézg-ansequ g-ox4_, Sneenakitzé, 
gigeetgame®, Wagra, kiwazax qen wiséx’fidadt yisgeada mop!enya- 
geeke ptelxelasgema, ©nék-6, 

Wa, geaxeméda ha&yaxedsa QlimoyftyS EmOeweselaxa pielxelas- 
gemé 1ax g°*Okwas ciasotiwalisé gqa&s 16 &mogwaelselas 14x Ladzasas © 
Lalak-otsia, Wa, 1& dix-€idé Lalak-otsiixa €nemxsa plelxeldsgem. 
Wi, la €nékeat Laems wiség-adeséqai Awaxelag:flisai ©nemxsa p!lel- 
xelasgem la€s rataxbée 16& Ltaqwagtila, &nék-é. Wa, la héx+saem 
gwék* {dla laxtddalaxa yiduxYseemakwe Kwakiigeuta. WA, g*flemisé 
gwaz €yaqwasa peelxelasgemé laé 6dzaqwa yaqleg-afta, Wa, 1a Enék-a? 
Qa, gqalaxs gwazxela€madxéx watdems baékwélénukwasens 4€wana&eyaxg: fins 
Enaxwék° 1lélqwéilatafya gens gwafyildlas laxwa g°Okwélaxa axzewax¥— 
semé g°Okwa, WH, hé€misens lag-ita k*.eas axélatya qens gwéenaku- 
lasa. Wa,lag*a Lsasotiwalisek: €néx- qats negextacyé Léxfalayasés 
gagempéda g°ala G-éxséestalisemafyaxa €nék-é gwala g*a€ylit Enénk: !é6- 
gela qa&s g*Okw6ladsax aztawex4sema g*Okwa, Dogegwitalalax waxaasas 
hataqiflalay&xa hélanema qa hézrtalésés dadek-asds 1laq qaxs q!iwé- 
Léx*s€maé qedmig*iléda Cwalis dadekrasé 1agéxs k-{és€maé gwata 
g°Okwé. Wa, yuemesen néenak: 1%6x eg igeegdmé® laem hélenakilag-a 
Lfasotiwalisek*. €né€nakixé, la€men hél6c k* !f£mk- Jem !6ndxus 
Gwétel, maflOx4Lé, La&men hél6t k+ éfmk: fem. fénox's Ewalas Kwag-ur, 
maflox4¥ré, La&men hél6e k- sfmk- fem sénox4s Qlomk: fiitses, m&lOxuré, 
Wa, laems gag-flselax gaadlata, €nék-é. Wa, la&mé gwaxé waxdemas 
1axéq. WH, la&mé Swl&la nd€nakwa bébegwanemé laxés g°ig°dkwé 
1laxéqe 

wi, g°fl€misé &nax:€idxa gaala laéda k* {{mk* sem sénoxwé hé- 
laxés gwefyuwé ga g*iwaléséq 1axés LétetaAla. WA, hé&mis g-f] Ax&é- 


tsosés soObayuwé qa&s 1€ sOp&lax xudzég-afyasa wilkwé qa witlawés 


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all the cedars had been rolled up the beach,/ Lalak‘ots!a stood up 
and spoke and said,/ "Chiefs, it has come up the beach, what is 
going to be our house. It will not be the house of/ this tiaso- 
tiwalis, it will be our house. I mean this,(5) chiefs. Remain 
seated and let me put a belt on you «ithithese- four hundred/ blank- 
ets, '! sid he./ 

Then the young men of the Q!omoyA&&yé came carrying the blankets/ 
out of the house of tsasotiwalis and they piled them up on _ the 
ground where was Standing/Lalak:ots!a. Then Lalak-ots!a took one 
pair of blankets (10) and said, "Now you have a belt, A€waxalag‘Tlis, 
one pair of blankets/with which you stand at each end with c!aqwa- 
g*ila," said he and then he kept on/saying this, going through the 
three Kwag'u% tribes. As soon as/he had finished giving away the 
blankets he spoke and, said,/ "Indeed, truly long ago %t was said by 
the creator of the ancestors (15) of all the tribes that we should 
do this way when we build houses when a new house is made,/and there-~ 
fore we are not doing anything new./ Now this tlasotiwalis shows 
that the advice given by/his grandfather, the first G°-{xsé€stalise- 
mé&, whould be followed,who said, Do not be too quick/when you plan 
to build a new house. Look out before how much property (20) you 
have to pay those whom you hire so that you may have enough property 
for it,/for you will bring disgrace upon yourself if the property 
gives out before you finish/the house.’ Yes, this is what I mean, 
chiefs, Now he is going on in the right way, this/ tlasotiwalis. 

I mean this. Now I hire you, adzers of the/Gwétela. There will 

be two. Now I hire you, adzers of the walas Kwag-ut, (25) there 

will be two. I hire you, adzers of the Q!omk:!itles, there will 

be two./ Now arise early in the morning," said he and he finished 

his speech./ Then all the men went back to their houses/ after that./ 
As soon as day came in the morning the adzers hired (30) the 

men whom they wanted to help among their relatives and first they 


took/ their adzes and they chopped off the sap of the cedar tree 


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6xs 1a6 a&k:!a sopf&laxa quzela qa neqalésa k-atéwéré. Wa, g°fle 


of 


Emisé €wl€lawa xudzég-afyas laé Axtédxés k- ifmrayuwé qafs k- fem é- 
tiédéxa keatéwéLré. WA,1a €naxenempsena ma€X%plenxwatsé Enalds ke ifm- 
Laqgéxs laé gwata. 

Wa, g°fl€misé gwaz k* ffm !énox¥ laas Eldplédéda wadkwé bébe~ 
gwanemxa taxtadzastasa mots fagé Létama, WA, g°fl€misé &naxwa la 
€16€labexwa mOdzeqgé Léraxaasitsa Léramé teewa mokw6 qtéqiatssénox 
bébe gwanemx OxtA€yasa mOtséaqgé té_amaxa k-adetAtyaasitsa keatéwatyé 
laas Cwifléda bébegwanem6 1léx-Cidxa motslagé LéLam qa 16s gwatelaq 
em €naxwaia laxés Léraxtadzasré. Wa, laem gwels q6 ©nax:€iderxa 
tensta. Wa, g°fl€misé gwata Gaxelaxs laé .sasotiwalis té&létaxa 
Enaxwa bébegwanem 1laxés g*dkwé qa lés Liexwa liq. Wa, g°fl€misé 
gwax Lsexwa laas Lax€walizé Lalak-otsia qa€s yaqteg*aexé, wa, 

1# €néke-as Wa, gélagra yidux¥setmak¥ Kwakigeut, Laems hézplaz- 
t&laxg’in g-Lgdim6k- laxgea Lsasotiwalisek>. Laemk: hélnakila 
laxwa k*!6s6x qtindla hétdeg-asa g*Okwélaxa aXewexYsemé g*dkwa. 
Enéenak 1x6, g*Igregdmé®, wig-itla tsiek*atax gadlata qa&s wag-i- 
Los clelazxwa k-6k*atéwafyax xYensta qa&s haliflalafméetos gwaxama s— 
xwa Léte€latss6réx g*OxYtesg’in g:igimék-, £nék*éxs laé kiwag-all- 
ya, Wa, latmé Cwl€la hoqiwelsa Kwaktig-uxé laxéq. 

Wi, g°fl&misé €nax*fidxa gaaladxs laé héx-idatma mokwé hatya- 
xEasa Qedmoyaeys la Lé&lalaxa yliduxseemakwé Kwakigeut qa g°axés 
héyasela 18x g*Gkwas tfasotiwalisé. Wa, g:fl&misé €willxtolsaxa 
g-ig*Okwasa yudux“se&mak¥ Kwakig*uraxgs g*axaé aédaaqa qafs 16 ho- 
gwit lax g:dkwas tidsotiwalis qa&s 16 g-ag*awalaxa ha€méx-silax 
héyadz6ta@sa yidux"seemakw6 Kwakigeuta., WA, g*axemé qitilyaéceléda 
yudux4se&makwé Kwaluigeuta. Wa, la halemqses€it hamx-€ida, Wa, 
g'fl€misé gwataaxs laé twi€la hoquwels laxa g*Okwé qa&s 16 héem 
g°f1 Lemgeacldzemséda motstagé Létama, WA, latmé Sem gwételsa 
€naxwa bébegwanem Gaxelaxés gwe®yO gas 6axelaseewa, Wa, g°fl- 
Emisé €naxwa la Lax*tasa mots fagé Létam laas ifelx:€idxa matrtsla- 


qé k-6k*atéwatyé, 


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so that it all came off. (1) Then they chopped off the crooked 
parts so that the beam might be straight, and when/ all the sap 
was off they took their small adzes and adzed what was going to 
be/ the beam. Sometimes it takes four days adzing/ before it is 
finished./ 

(5) As soon as the adzers finished, other men dug/holes in 
which the four posts were to stand, When all the/ four holes had 
been dug, where the posts were to stand, then the four fitters/ were 
going to place on top of the four poles the beams./ Then all the 
men rolled the four posts so that they were ready (10) near the 
place where they were to stand, and they were ready on the ground 
when day came/ the following morning. And when they had finished 
working ulasotiwalis called/ all the men to his house to eat after 
working. And after they had finished eating Lalak*ots!a arose and 
spoke/ and said, "Come, you three Kwag*ur tribes. Now you see 
clearly (15) this my chief Liasotiwalis, who is going on in the right 
way./ Not often this building of a new house comes out in the right 
way./ I mean this, chiefs. ‘Now wake up in the morning and/ place 
the beams tomorrow that you may finish in one day/ what will be the 
inviting house of my chief here." Thus he said and sat down. (20) 
Then all the Kwag-ut tribes went out after this./ 

As goon as day came in the morning four young men of the/ Q!6= 
moy&&y6 went out to call the three Kwag-ur tribes to come/ to eat 
breakfast in the house of Lsdsotiwalis. When they had gone into all 
the/ houses of the three Kwag-ut tribes, they came back and went (25) 


into the house of tlasotiwalis to go and help cooking the/ breakfast 
for the three Kwag-ut tribes. Now the/ three Kwag-ux tribes came in 


of their own accord, and they ate hurriedly./When they had finished 
they all went out of the house and/first they nut up the four posts 
and then (30) all the men scattered, each going to work at his work, 
and after/the four posts had been put up, then they raised the two/ 


beams./ 


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Wa, la moptenxwaesé €nalas €axelagéxs laé gwata g:dkwé 
Enaxwa teewis sila, Wa, g-{lemisé gwaza la Lalak-otsia axkia- 
laxa €naxwa bébegwanem qa kils®alizés laxa atewex4semé g-dkwa. 
Wa, g°flemise Swifla “liscalize laas Lalak-otsia axk*!alaxa ha-~ 
Eyaxedsa Qlomoy&eyé qa 16s gemxaxa pielxelasgemé qa g*ax€és gem- 
x6Las laxa atewextsems g-okwa, Wa, la Cwi€léda ha&yaxea hoqtwels. 
Wa, ke lést2é gizaxs g°axaé hOgwita, enaxwaem gemsefyaptelaxa peel 
xelasgemé® qa&s 1é gemx€alizas laxa Ogwiwaliztasa g*Okwé gaxs héé 
Lawixé Lalak-otsa, Wa, g°fl€misé g-ax €wilg:dliza plelxelasgemaxs 
laS Lalakeots!a Axk:!alaxa had€yazxfa qa hos€alixésé6x qlet lex: fidaé- 
ta naengaxsa peelxelasgema, WH, h&emis moOxtwidaéta sések: faxsaézt 
plelxelasgema, Wa, g°fl€misé gwita h&¢yava hdsealizelaxa plelxe- 
lasgemé laas yaqlegeafx6 Lalakeots!ia. Wa, 1& Enékeas Qat, qataxs 
gwazela&madz6x watdemxens wiwompfwiita ga gwayiflatlats laxwa 1a- 
dzéxwa g*Okwélaxa azewex®sem g-Okwa, Wa, hé&mis la nanagel&ené= 
sosg-in g*ig&émék-, yixg-a Liasotiwalisek* ga Enaxwé sox nézx€Ldxwa 
xiltafyéx ga gwayifladelatsa g°Okwéla, xen €n@enak*ités Latmen 
telxtsfanentsg*ada neqaxsak: pselxelasgem 1a., &néx- LSx€édex Lb= 
gemasa k- {fmk- Semi énoxwasa Gwétela, yix Haemidé, Wa, 1léda héxea- 
sa Qiomoyaeyé6 gemxel{zaxg’a neqaxsak~ peelxelasgem ga&s 16 gemx~ 
Eglizas lax kiwaélasas Hai€midé. Wa, 1laxaé Lalak-ots!a €nekeas La- 
Emen telxts!anentsg*ada neqgaxsak: peelxelasgem 1a, Ts OxUtsiaésa- 
gimé®, nék-é, Wa, laxaéda héx€a gemxelizaxa neqaxsa pselxelasgem 
gas 18 gemx€alTzas 18x kiwaélasas Ts.OxUtsiaésagema, Wa, laem 
Ewi€la la telgekwa Gwétela, WH, la Lalak-otsia €nékeas La€men 
telxts/anentsg-ada neqaxsak: ptelxelasgem 181, WadzS, €nék-é, Wi, 
laxaéda hér€a gemxelizaxa neqaxsa péelxelasgem qafs 16 gemxfalitas 
lax k!iwaSlasas Wadzé. Wa, la Lalak-ots!a €nék-at La€men telxts!a~ 
nentsg*ada neqaxsak: peelxelasgem lat, Gayusdas, €nék-é. wa, 
laxaéda héxEa gemxe litaxa ne qaxsa peelxelasgem qats 1é gemxfalfq 


tag 1ax k!wadlasas Geayusdis. Wa, 13 Sgwaqa telxtsianentsa naen- 


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(1) For four days they worked and then the house was 
entirely finished, /also the roof. When they had finished, Lala- 
keots!a asked/all the men to sit down in the new house./ And when 
they were all seated Lalak-otsia asked all the young men (5) of 
the Qlomoy&fyé to bring the blankets and come and put them/ in the 
new house, Then all the young men went out/ and it was not long 
before they came in all carrying blankets on their shoulders/ and 
they put them down in the rear of the house, for there/ Lalak‘ots!a 
was standing. And when the blankets had been put down (10) Lala- 
k*‘ots!a asked the young men to count six piles/ each of ten pairs 
of blankets, and also four piles each of five pairs of /blankets and 
when the young men had counted the blankets,/ Lalak’ots!a spoke 
and said, "Indeed/ it was rightly said by our forefathers what to 
do about this (15) great building of a new house, and this is the 
way it has been followed/ by my chief here, L!asotiwalis, for all 
this shows/ the way that has been marked down for the house build- 
ing. I mean this,/ I give these ten pairs of blankets as a protec- 
tion for your hands to you,” said he as he called the name of the/ 
adzers of the Gwétela, Hitmid. and then a young man of the (20) Q!6- 
moy&tyé took ten pairs of blankets and put them down/ at the place 
where Hatmid was sitting, and then Lalak-otsta said again, ''Now/ I 
give these ten pairs of blankets as a protection for your hands to 
you, Tssox’tsiaésagemée,"/ said he, Then a young man took up ten 
pairs of blankets/ and put them down at the place where was sitting 
Tasox4tsiaesagemée,/ Now (25) all the Gwétela had been softened 
{i.e. given a protection for the hands ), Then Lalak-ots!a said, 
“Now I give these ten pairs of blankets as a protection for your 
hands to you,Wadzé," said he/and again a young man carried the ten 
pairs of blankets and put them down/at the seat of Wadzé. Then La- 
lak*otsta said, “Now/I give these ten pairs of blankets as a pro- 
tection for your hands to you,G*ayusdds," said he.(30)Then a young 


man took up again ten pairs of blankets and put them down/at the 


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qaxsa prelxelasgem 1axa k+ .fmk: emt ¢6noxwasa Q!iomk: titeséxa ma- 
El6xUmaxat! bébegwinema. Wa, laxaé Lalak-Ots!la telxts!dnentsa 
sések: laxsa peelxelasgem 1axa qséect&kwé bébegwanem £16€lapele*fs- 


Xa Lax*tadzasasa Lé ame. 


ee 


Wi, g°fl€misé gwaza 1aé wisék-asa mAmoptenyag-aldsa ma€%tso- 
kw6 peelxelasgem laxa yidux4se’makwé Kwakigeuta. WA, laem LaLex= 
batya maflokwé bébegwanemxa €nemxsa péelxelasgema lax gwék: ,alasas 
Lalak*ots!axs laé wisék°axés la €ydqwasdsa prelxelasgemé, yixs €né- 
keaaxs laé dzOxwazasa nemxsa peelxe lasgema; Laems wiség-atsé qai 
fwaxelag*flisai LaLEXbvEs Loe Llaqwagsila, €nék-é. Wa, héx-s#€misé 
gwék-talaxs fyaqwaé, Wa, g*fl€misé gwala laéda &naz€nemdkw6 14x 
g'Igtegdma€yasa Gwétela Lefwa Swalas Kwageur Leewa Qtomk: fiitles 
yaqieg*atza EnaxEenemok!imk*eaxa €nék°axés g*Skil6té qa wig-és séx°- 
Eldxa g*Okwé qa halabalés gwata qaxs leemaé fwitla tlelkwa k-é- 
kratewafyé ve ewa ke $6k* (Okiwaxpatyé, wi, héemé qa g°axés Gaxelas 
sadkwa 14x L:asotiwalisé ga s&lasés g:dkwé, &nék-a g-igregdmafya- 
x6s grigsOkuloté. Wa, g°fl€misé gwata lae €witla hoqiwels laxa 
g°okwé. : 
Wa, g°fl€&misé €nax:idxa gaaldxs laé twifla halamaxsta gaaxs- 
taléda bébegwanem6 laxés g*ig*Okwé. Wa, g*fl&misé gwaza laasa 
enaxwa bébegwanem lag*ds 1axés g*ig-Okwé qa€s wiqwaxddéxa 41a la 
Awidzd sadkwa. W&, laem &naxyenemxsa sadkw6é la wigrekU¥sa naxene-~ 
mokwé bébegwanemxs laé laxa g‘Ok¥ies tldsotiwalisé qa€s 16 pax&-= 
elsas laq. Wa, héx-fidatmisé la Saxeléda x61Akwé bébegwanemxa 
pépixubala qa&s 1é keatemg*aatelots 1laxés k°ék*atelatelasré. Wa, 
g°fl€misé gwaxa laasa wadkwé bébegwanem k-adég*endalasa séx-demala 
1axa pépixubala. WH, g°flemisé gwata laéda wadkwé bébe gwanem wi- 
qustédxa sadkwé. Wa, la&mé séx*fidayuxs laatéda wadkwé bébe gwanem 
q:wiSstentsa qewi€sta sadkU¥sa g*dkwé tefwa qewagematyas, Wa, g*fl- 


€misé elaq dzaqwaxs laé gwaia g°Okwé. 


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seat of G*ayusdis. Then he also (1) gave ten pairs of blankets as 
a protection for the hands to the adzers of the Q!6mk: lites,/also 
two men, and Lalak‘otséa gave also / five pairs of blankets as a 
protection for the hands to the six men who had dug the/ holes for 
erecting the posts./ 

(S) As soon as this was finished he used as a belt the three 
hundred and twenty/ blankets for the three Kwag-uX tribes, and now/ 
they made two men stand at the ends of each pair of blankets, accord- 
ing to the way in which/ Lalak*ots!a spoke when he gave the blankets 
out as a belt, and as he gsaid/ when he was holding up one pair of 
blankets, “This you will have as a belt (10) A€waxalag:flis. You 
stand at the ends with c!aqwag-ila,'’ said he, and he kept/ on say-= 
ing this as he was giving them out. When he had finished, one/ chief 
each of the Gwétela, and €walas Kwag-ut and Q!éomk*!it!es/ spoke, 
one <e a time and said to his tribe to go out and put the roof on 
the/ house and to finish quickly, for now they had put on the beams 
(15) and the side timbers and also they all came and worked on the/ 
roof boards for the roof of ct!dsotiwalis' house. Thus said the 
chiefs/to their people, and when they had finished they all went 
out of the/house./ 

When day came in the morning the men had breakfast quickly (20) 
in their houses and when they had finished/all the men went up to 
the roof of the house to push down the really/broad planks. One 
roof board each carried each of the/ men and they went to the house 
of c!asotiwalis and put them down on the ground,/ and immediately 
strong men worked on (25) the rafters and put them on where they 
lie above./ And after they had finished, other men put the cross 
bars on which the roof boards lie/on the rafters, When this was 
done other men pushed up the/roof boards and now they put on the 
roof while other men/put around the boards of the house and the front 


boards, and when (30) it was nearly evening the house was finished,/ 


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Wa, la€&mé Lréléré ct lasotiwalisaxa €naxwa bébegwanem qa 1és 
Leexwa 1ax g*Okwas. Wa, la€mé hamg:Llag@éxs g-axaé Cwilaé.a. Wa, 
g°f1&misé gwar hatmapa laas Laxewilize Awaxalag*flisxa xama gema- 
fyé g-igdmésa €ne&mémutasa Madmtagsila qats yaqieg*atzé, Wa, 14 
Enék*ea: La€mo, g-igdme®, ladzé€mo gwazaxwa g° OxULEXsa hamaxelax 
1lélqwalarafya. lLaemk*, ladzéemk: e aecaxa ate g°okulotek* 1A4t, 
g° igame® Ltasotiwalis yfsds zadekwéx qa€s Léreflats!leyds laxwa 
hamazelax lélqwdlacafya, fnéenakeizé, Wag-frla qlemdéX%atex dza- 
qwates Zensta ga lalagixtsés réttsatyotexa hamazela lélqwdlatatya 
qa g*axlag*iztsé, nék*é. Wa, héemxaawis wazdemsa wadkwé g-Igee- 
gamacya. 

WA, g°fl€misé gwaxé wazdemas laé Lax€wAlizé Lalak-ots!a qats 
nanaxmafyé6x waxdemasa g-igeegdmatyé. WH, 14 Enékeaz Ala, g°igre- 
game®, Alasés watdemOs. Laems g*ag*éxsilaxg*a L!asotiwalisek*xg-a- 
da Sakrost& qiwaxa g*Igdmafyaxg-ada laemk: dadoqéwalaxa g*ig-ega- 
mafyaé A&maxtlata cetwa g*fgemafyaé fnemOgwisaxa hatnakiwala qa ha- 
labalés6x gwazelsa g-okwéx qa€s letmaa Gdzeqiala qa€s g*axlag*i 
qautéx:axg*fn g*igdmék- laxgea tasotiwalisek:. ©né€nak-ix6 g-Ig-e- 
gamé&, Laems latex tensra gats lalag*ads Léxttsayosg-fn g* igdmék: - 
xg°a Ltasotiwaliseke laxwa hamazelax lélqwaélata®ya qa g*axlag*iso 
laxens qiOmx-deeméséx, &nék-6, WH, la&mé Enaxwa mOoléda g-fg-egaima- 
Eyas watdemas. Wa, la&mé witla hoqtiwelsa bébegwanem laxéq,. 

Wi, g°fl€misé nax-fidxa gaalaxs laé wixstendéda Qidmeyf&fyaxa 
Ewalasé qauténelatsie LéxtsayoatsléLexa Lélqwdlaratyé xwaktna. 

Wi, 1éda g*ayore lax g*igeegdmatyasa Gwetela reewa Ewalas Kwag*uz 
Le€wa Qiomk: tities hogiixsela laxa xwakeima. Wa, hé€misa~ hatyar- 
€isa Qlomoyatyé Loe Lalak-otsia, WH, laemxaawisé .:asotiwalis 
Leewls gene mé Qiex*Lalaga qaxs hé€maé hatméx-silelg-ftsa kiwémasa 
LéXtsayo xwakitina. Wa, g*fl€misé Cwilg-aazexs laxa xwak.tina laas 
Laxewarexsé Lalak-ots!a qa&s yaqlegeatzé. Wa, la Snékea ALE gemata 


laxa g*ig*Okwasa Kwakig-uré. La&men lax, g*Ig-egamés Gwéetel, €walas 


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(1) Now c!asotiwalis called all the men to/ eat in his house, 
and he gave them to eat when they had all come in./ After they had 
eaten A€waxalag:'flis arose, the head/chief of the numaym Madmtag-ila, 
and spoke and (5) said, "Indeed, chief, indeed, the great house is 
finished for all the different/ tribes. Now this my tribe has treated 
you as a chief,/ chief Lldsotiwalis, with split boards for your feast- 
ing house for/all the different tribes. I mean this, go on and sing in 
the house/tomorrow evening, and let the inviting canoes go to all the 
different tribes (10) so that they may come,'! said he, This was also 
the speech of other/ chiefs./ 

When they had finished their speeches Lalak‘ots!a arose to/reply 
to the speeches of the chiefs. He spoke and said, ''Really, chiefs,/ 
true is your word, Now you have treated c!$asotiwalis like a chief, (15) 
this chief who is well growing up. This one who expects to see the 
chiefs/A€maxtlax and €nemogwis. Therefore he asked to/ have the house 
finished quickly in case they should come at once to /pay the marriage 
debt to my chief, Ltasotiwalis., I mean this, chiefs,/ now you will go 
tomorrow as inviters of my chief,(20) tlasotiwalis, to all the differ- 
ent tribes that they may come/to our rich village site," said he. 

Then all the chiefs thanked him/for his speech and all the men went ot 
after this./ 

As soon as day came in the morning the Q!imoy&€yé launched/ the 
great canoes for the payment of the marriage debt, those which were 
to be the inviting canoes for the tribes, (25), Then chiefs belonging 
to the Gwétela and walas Kwag-ux/ and Qlémk:!it!es went aboard the 
canoes and also the young men/of the Q!6moyA4®yé and Lalak-ots!a and 
also L!asotiwalis/ with his wife Qléx‘talaga, for she was to cook the 
food for the crew of the/ inviting canoes. As soon as they had all 
gone aboard the canoes (30) Lalak-otsia arose in the canoe and spoke. 
He said, looking landward/at the houses of the Kwag*ux, “Now I 
will go, chiefs of the Gwétela, €walas Kwag-ur,(1) Q!omk: !fites. 


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Kwageut, Qlomk:Siittes. Latmen 14% séxstodexgea tlex-flég*asen 
gaagempaxg: in usasotiwalisék*xa Lévréxelaénoxvewita g*Lg*e gaiméxa 
hamazela 16lqwalaratya, Wa, laemxadwisentaxg-fn tlasotiwalisek: 
qauténelazxa g*igdmafyasa nemgés 1ax Snemogwisa Loe Aemakiilaza, 
Enék-exs 1laSé waxaxés k!wém6é qa daxtddéséxés sésewayu ga séxewidés,. 
Wi, la&mé vex€éda, k*Jésemisé L.fla qa€s dzdqwéxs 1laé lag-aa 
lax €yflisé. wa, g-fl€misé lagealis 14x tJemaisas neqetsemafyasa 
g°Okitla laas Laxfwatexs6 Lalak-otsia laxa xwakitnma, W&, 14 yaqie- 
gatxa, Wa, ld Enék-at Geaxtmen g°axfatela Snemgés, Latmen ne-~ 
gexrtodxwa tlex:Llatyé6x tlex-fla gen séxQittewéseewa yfs gaagempas~ 
g*fn g°{gimék- laxgea Lsasotiwalisek:. Laems x-{tstax-flarétat 
Enemgésai 1ax Q’éx-ialagai ximdkwas Lfasotiwalisai, Halaxstesai, 
Enék'é. Wa, héx’€idatmisa begwanem geayut laxa enemgésé Las lax 
_ !Asanéyas g-Skwas Liaqotas, &nékeas Latmen crélalotai winai qa 
O€mag’flisai xindkwas L saqotasal, Laems g*eaxt texts!ar, Laemk: 
leqwélakwai, €nék°6, Wa, g*axéda g-ayuxé laxa Snemgésé emai emanae 
laxa Léitsatyo, Wa, la&mé Cwltla hoxewittawa bébe gwanem laxa xwa- 
keiina ga&s 16 14x g-ig-dkwasés Létetala. Wa, g°fl€misé gwax €mdx- 
talaxés ememewala g°axaasa hafyarfasa Enemgésé 6ts6é€staxa Ltéttsa- 
EyS, Wa, la&mé Lidsotiwalisé h8em g-aGtelé g°Skwas nemdgwisé. 
Wi, la&mS qséqeey5d6 Lalak*otsia 1O& EnemOgwis gwagwéx*stala lax 
Lfasotiwalisaxs le&maé héem créxeElayoxa lélqwalaratyé qauténemiaséc. 
Wa, laem négregwizé LalaksotsJax Enemogwisé qa qiaqlalatg:cyowéséx 
waidemtes 18xa la té&lalaq yixs wax*maé Lalak-ots!a q!i&telax €ne= 
mogwisé Loe A€maxtilazaxs le&maé €nemalaem la gwazaza qa&s qauté- 
x°éx teisotinalisé, Wa, g-fl€misé gwaxé witdemas laé Lalak-ots!a 
1axa LéFlalaigq. WH, la&mé Switla kiwam6%a Enemgésé, Wa, g°fl&misé 
geax SwlElaéta Lréxtsatfyo Kwakiig- uta teewa Enemgésaxs laé héx-fida- 
em hémg*flasdsa tsfenkwé xamasa, Wa, g*flmisé gwat xemsxasxa xa~ 


mas6 laé hélég°fntsefwa, 


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Now I will paddle along this road of / my grandfathers, my Lfasotiwa- 
lis who knew how. to invite the chiefs of the/ different tribes. Now 
also my t!asotiwalis/ asks for the repayment of the marriage debt 

of the chiefs of the €nemgis, nemogwis and Kemaxulaz.'' (5) Thus he 
said and told the crew to go ahead and to take hold of the ends of 
the paddles and to paddle./ 

Then they started and it was not yet nearly evening when they 
arrived/ in Alert Bay. As soon as they arrived at the beach in the 
middle of the/ village, Lalak-ots!a arose in the canoe and spoke/ 
and said, "I come. I arrive, tnemgis. Now (10) I will follow the 
road made along which I was to paddle by the grandfathers of my/ 
chief here, tlasotiwalis. Now you will witness,/enemgis, Q?éx‘La- 
laga, the daughter of Lidsotiwalis., You will quickly go aboard ,''/ 
said he. Immediately a man belonging to the enemgis stood up/ out- 
side of the house of tsagoras and said, “I invite you in, warriors, 
on account of (15) d&mag-flis the child of Lsaqo.as. Now you will 
come and warm yourselves, Now/ the fire has been made,!' said he. 
Then those who belonged to the Snemgis carried up the cargo of the/ 
inviters, All the men went out of the canoes/ and went into the 
houses of their relatives, As soon as the load had been taken up,/ 
the young men of the fnemgis came back to call again the inviters 
(20) and then t!asotiwnalis stayed in the house of €nemogwis/ and 
Lalak‘otsi!a and €nemOgwis were talking much about/ ct lasotiwalis, 
that he was soon to invite the tribes for the payment of the marriage 
debt./ Now Lalak-ots!a told in advance nemOgwis that he might know 
before hand/ what he was going to say when he was inviting, although 
Lalak‘otsia knew that fnemOgwis (25) and A€maxiilaz both were ready 
to repay the marriage debt/ to c!asotiwalis. As soon as they had 
finished talking Lalak-ots!a went/ to invite them in, Now they all 
sat down with the nemgis and when/ all the inviting Kwaigruzx and the 
Enemgis had come in,/ they were given blistered dried salmon, and 
when they had finished eating the dried salmon, (30) they were given 


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Wa, g°fl€misé elaq gwax hd&mapxa hélég’ano laas Laxewalizé 
Lalaktotsta qa&s yaqteg’aezé gwégemaita laxa Kwakiig-uté, Wa, 1a 
€nék-as Latmen waig'f{t, nds g*igsegimée, nétaxg*ada Cwalasek: 161- 


qwalaratya yfsens €nemx-tidazax g*axéta, fnék-exs 1laé gwegemx: Id 


taxa max'stf&lizasa tlex-flasa g-dkwé. Wa, 1% nék-az: G*axemen, 


gax€arela yintaxg:in teasotiwalisek: qautéenelo., g-Igeegamé® &ne- 
mogwis, sodzé&més g*Iigdmée A€maxtlazr. Héem walé waxdemas laé €ne- 
mogwisé yaqhegeafra, WH, 1l& Enékea: Héemax-i Cwalés waxdemos, 

g- igdmée® Lalak’ots!a, yiitaxs semsaaqgds yfsa gi gema&yaxox Llasoti- 
walisax. madz&sostas geyotég-fn wax: nenkot qa&s g*axads qauté. 
Enela g*axen, néenak-ité, la&mox4 gwaalitnux4 qauténayoréx lar, 

g Lgimé® Ltasotiwalis, Alag-atmax*i Sak-és nf&qatyds, g°igdmée. 
La&menux¥ lax qautéx* eLelaror Login o*OkulStek*, Enékeexs 1a6 k!iwa- 
gealiza, 

Wi, 18 Lalak*otsia mOlas witdemas 1axéq. Wa, la&mé gwaré 
watdemas. Wa, la&mé Swi la hoqgtwels laxa g*-Okwé, WA, laem héwaxa 
dedabeng*alé teasotiwalisé laxa enemgeé sé qaxs Syag*eLelaxddetasa 
daflégra teewa keA€légra k-$Okwala ve€wa fndxwa yak telwasa. 

wi, 14 ldxa Mamaléleqdla Lételaq Leewa Lawits.és 1laxés qiwaz- 
xo&maé xa&mala laxa Enemsge®makwé lélqwdlaratya, Wa, g°axé laxa 
Denax*da&x¥ cefwa Madizbée, Wa, 1a latwit 14x Gwayasdems LéX%elaxa 
Dzawade énox4 Leewa Qwéqusdt26nox4 retwa Haxwamis te&wa Gwawaénox4 
Leewa A€waltela, Wa, neqasge&makwé lélqwdlaratyé véxelaktras wla- 
sotiwalisé, WA, g:fl&misé wilxtodxa €naxwa lélqwilavéxs g°axaé 
né€nak¥ laXgea Tsaxisek*, Wa, g°fl€misé g-axfarelaxs laé Laléela- 
lasoOsa &mléxwasa Gwétela, qa 16s Liexwa 1ax g°Okwas Odzéestalisxa 
g°ayuxé lax &neemémutasa Kikwakitmasa Gwétela. Wa, g*fl€misé €wi- 
Elaéta Léxtxafyox4dé laasa Amléxudé bébegwanem tsiek- laxelaxa L6i—= 


tsatyoxudé ga wig*is tslek-!azxelas wazdemasa g-ig*eesimatyasa 16= 


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(1) When they had nearly finished eating the second course 
arose/Lalak‘ots!a and spoke, turning his face to the Kwag*ut,and/ 
said, "Now I will go on, my chiefs, and tell this great/tribe about 
the kind of thing that brought us here," said he and turned his face 
(5) to those near the door of the house. He said, "I came./ I ar- 
rived for my t!asotiwalis to ask for the payment of the marriage 
debt, chiefs nemdgwis/and you, great chief A€maxiilaz." Then he 
stopped his speech and €nemdgwis/spoke and said, "Now stop your 
great speech,/chief Lalak-otsia, you who are the mouthpiece of 
chief t!asotiwalis.(10) What is it? Long ago we sent a message to 
you that you should come and ask me to pay the marriage debt./ I 
mean this, this repayment is ready for you,/chief c!asotiwalis. Now 
your heart may really be glad,chief./We are going to pay the marriage 
debt to you,with this my tribe," said he and/he sat down, 

(15) Then Lalak:ots!a thanked him for his speech and now were 
finished/the speeches and they all went out of the house. Now/ 
Llasotiwalis never asked for the return of the loan from the €nem- 
gig, for he was going to give trifles!,/ silver and gold bracelets 
and every kind of trifles./ 

Then they went to the Mamaléleq&la to invite them and to the 
Lawits!6s and (20) every time they stayed one night with each 
tribe. Then they went to the/Denax-da€x4¥ and the Madixbé€ and they 
orossed over to Gwayasdems to invite the/DzawadeSnox4 and the Qwéqu- 
sot!6nox¥ and the Haxwamis and the Gwawaénox¥/and the A€waitela. 
Ten tribes were invited by c!dsotiwalis./ And as soon as they had 
been to all the tribes they came (25) back to Fort Rupert, When 
they arrived they were invited/by the Gwétela,who had stayed at 
home,to eat in the house of Odzé€stalis/who belongs to the numaym 
Kikwakim of the Gwétela. And as soon as they had all gone in,/the 
inviters,then the men who had stayed at home asked the inviters/to 
report to them and to tell them what the chiefs of the tribes had 


Ye See ae ae a RR EEN TENA ART TK Sha nT 


1.) Literally, "bad things,” any property not blankets, 


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Elqwilaratyé. Wa, 1&4 Lalak-ots!a tslek:!arelas fnemOgwisé Loe 
Kemaxtilataxs letmaé €nemala ts.dsaza qa€s qautéx°é lax .fasotiwa- 
lisé, Wa, hé&misa ne qgasgeemakwé 1lélqwdlaratyaxs €nék-aé mopsenxwa- 
Edzex_atyéraxa crértsatyo,&nék°é. Wa, laem &néké Odzé&stalis gats 
geyoxS tslek: (atelasOxs k-lés€maé hdmx-€idéda Léxtsafyoxudixa 161- 
qwilacatyé, Wi, g°fl&misé gwax tsiek:tazel6 Lalak-otsia laas hdmx:- 
ida. Wa, 14 ma€xplenéxza hadmg*Llaseewa. Wa, g°flemisé gwaza laas 
yaqieg*a€xé OdzéEstalisé, WH, 1& Enékea: Wa, gélag-a,wa gélag-a 
g-igregimé® laemxedes rértsatyosa Cwalas_éx Cyag*ftelaxGdetens, 

g- igdmatyox Ltasotiwaliséx laxgeada hamaztelagea lélqwdlarafya. fné-- 
Enak*izé, g°ig-egadmés Kwakigeut. Wigeax-fns naxwaem hashénaqaxens 
g°ig*Okwéx gaéda qiénema lélqwdla.afya qa-kwékwalats qo g°ax.6, 
Enék-é. WA, gélak-as€lax*ites welxU¥laéx g-axa g*igregdm6& Enék-é, 
Wa, g°fl€misé gwaza laé Ewi&la hoqiwels laxa g-Okwé qa&s 16 ékwaxa 
grigeaélasé qa kwalats Léreralds qo g*axco. Wa, g°fl€misé gwataxs 
laé Sem la nak !ata qa g°axés néxfidéda héemenazaem g-alabatya 
Mamaléleqdlasa ©naxwa lélqwdlacatyaxs Léxeflakwaé. Wa, la makef- 
1éda nemgésaq. WA, 14 mak-fléda Lawits/ésaxa tnemgésé. Wa, 18 
Elxtatyéda Maditbé laxen la Léteqgelasefwa mosge&makwé 1élqwdlaré 

qo g°axio. 

Wa, g°fl€misé mOptenxwafsé €naldsa LéxXtsatyo g*ax n&€nakwaxs 
g°dxaéda Mamaléleqdla néxvida, | Wi, g-flemisé wi€l6zta laxés yaé- 
yatslé xwaxwak suinaxs gaxaé néxfidéda Enemgésé. Wa, g:fl&misé 
Ewi€loxtaé laxés yaéyatsie xwaxwakilinaxs g*axaé néxfidéda Lawits :é- 
sé, WH, g-flemisé ewiloxt& 1axés yaéyatsié xwaxwakiiinaxs g*axaé 
nézxfidéda Madixzbatyé lagéxs q!warxo€maé Lali€tlalasoxs g*alaé g*ax- 
Ealisa yf{s Lalak‘ots!a ga tfdsotiwalisé, Va, la&mé héx-fidaem étsé- 
Estaseewa moOsgeemakwé 1élqwdlarafya qa L:asotiwalisé, wa la&mé 
k!iwéza., Wa g-flemiad gwara laé €wi€la hoqtwels 1laxa g°Skwé qats 
1é laxés g*ig-aéctelasés réterala. 

Wa, g°fl&misé &nax*fidxa gaala laas Lréeltalé Ne qapfenk:emaxa 


mosge€makwé 1élqwdlatatya qa 1lés gaaxstala lax g:Okwas, Wa, laem 


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said.(1) Then Lalak-ots!a reported about nemogwis and/A€maxiilaz, 
that they had resolved to pay the marriage debt to t‘asotiwalis/and 
also about the ten tribes that said that they would follow the in- 
viters after four days,/ said he. Then Odzé€stalis said they should 
(5) report early, before eating, to the tribes./ And after Lalak-o- 
ts!a had reported they ate./ Then they were given two courses to eat. 
When they had finished/Odzéestalis spoke and said, “Now come, now 
come,/ chiefs, you who want to invite for the great giving away of 
trifles (10) by our chief c!dsotiwalis, to all the different tribes./ 
I mean this, chiefs of the Kwagtut. Let us now prepare our/houses 
for the many tribes as their sleeping places when they come,"/ 
said he. ''Now thank you, for they will come soon, chiefs,"'! said 
he./ As soon as he finished they all went out of the house and they 
cleared (15) their houses for sleeping places for their relatives 
when they should come. As soon as they had finished/they just waited 
that those should come in sight who always come first/ among all the 
tribes invited, the Mamalélaq&dla, Next after them/ (come) the €nem- 
gis and next the Lawits!és after the €nemgis and/ last the Madixbé€ 
among the four different tribes whom I have mentioned (20) who were 
coming./ 

Four days after the inviters had come home/ the Mamalélaqdla 
came in sight and as soon as they were all out of thé/ canoes the 
enemgis came in sight and when/ they were all out of the canoes 
the Lawits!és came in sight (25) and when they were all out of the 
canoes/the Madixbé& came in sight, and every time one of them arrived 
they were invited first/ by Lalakrots!a on behalf of c!asotiwalis 
and immediately/ the four tribes were called again on behalf of cla- 
sotiwalis. Now/they were given a feast After they finished they 
all went out of the house to the (30) places where they stayed with 
their relatives./ 

As soon as daylight came in the morning Neqgap!enk*em 


called the/ four tribes to eat breakfast in his house, Then (1) 


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Enaonemox © idéda mo sge °makwé Kwakig*uz 1ax6q, yf{xs g:ayuzyaé Ne- 
gapfenk-em 14x €ne€&mémutasa Kukwakiimasa Gwétela, Wa, hé&mis 
lag-iza héem réflalelg-fsa Snaxwa hafyaxfa Kwakig: urxa mos ge mae 
kw6 lélqwilarafya, Wa, g°fl€misé g-ax fwiflaéta laé héx:Cidaem 
himg*flaseewa, Wa, g°flemisé gwax hd€mapa kiwéxé laas taxewilizé 
Enemogwisxa g*igdmafyasa Snemgés, Wa, la&mé molas gwéx*fidaasas 
Neqapeenkem qaxs t6&lalaaxa mOsge&makw6 lélqwadlaratya ga lés k!wéz 
1ax g'Okwas, Wa, 18 téqwalizé wazdemas, Wa, la&mé gwigigtnaxa 
ke @sfem ginaxés dédédanem lag LO& A€maxtlazé qaéxs fnemaléré qau- 
téx-aitsa Cy&k-telwasé 1ax Liasotiwaliséxa Lételaxg-anufx¥ 1élqwa- 
latatyék*, nék-6, Wa, la&mé enaxwa Lastawaléda bébegwanem ga€s 
halabalé gtinaq. Wa, g*fl€misé gwazé wazdemas 1laé €witla hoqiwelsa 
bébegwanem qa€s 16 kitis€els laxa A€wagwasé 1ax ttasan&tyas g*dkwas 
L'asotiwalisé. Wa, la€mé gligtinaptéda gimatax Snemogwisé roe A&ma- 
wales g°ig’axa aa&s guna®yaxa sésak°elisé Leewa xwaxwak tina 
Leewa hanxasiwala Leewa yixwiwatye Leewa 6x tslemé Leewa me sé€né 
Leewa denxts tewak¥ Leewa qieng-axt&la Lef&wa da&légea k- lokiila 
Lefwa kw&lég-a k*ldkula Lee€wa kiskwa€la, wi, hé€misa 1a€x4sem, 
Wa, hé€staem gwégiigiinaso&® -1axa €naxwa bébegwanema. Wa, 14 €naz- 
Enemplena ma&xptenxwatsé Enalas gwégigifnaxs laé ewlela glinéda 
bébe gwanemaxés ‘déedanemx*dé, 

Wa, g°fl€misé wlfla glinaxs la@ héx-Cidatmé Snemogwisé Loe 
A€maxtilazé xwanaz€id qa€s wigeix qautéx-akd go &x-ta Endlax Iensas 
gunaxdemaq. WA, g°fl€misé €nax-€idxa gadlaxs laéda hatyazreasa 
Enaxwa lélqwalaLé& SmOwelselaxa €naxenemx: idata qa&s 16 qlaplé- 
gaelselaxa hadnxasiwala, Wa, g°fl€misé €wf{€lawelsa laé Emowelsaxa 
ge°flg-fldas ga lés qlaplésa, Wa, 1# hés€staem gwée*ilaxa waokwé. 
Wa, laxaé h&em gwég*ilaxa qauténayuces Atmaxtilazé, Wa, g-il€misé 
Ewl€la la Axega laasa hadtyavSsa mos ge &makwé lélqwdlaL6€ gasaxa mos- 


ge &makwe Kwakiig: ur qa g°axlageis klistelsa,. Wa, la€m6 fnemplena- 


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the four Kwagsuz tribes became one, for Neqapsenk-em belonged/ to 
the numaym Kakwak!fim of the Gwétela./ Therefore his inviters were 
all the young men of the four Kwag-ut/ tribes. As soon as they had 
all come into the house they were given (5) to eat and after the 
guests had eaten arose/ €nemdgwis, the chief of the enemgis, and 
thanked/ Neq&p!enk-em for what he had done and he invited the four 
tribes to a feast/ in his house. Then he changed his speech and he 
asked/ those who had not. paid their debts which were loaned to them 
to repay him and A€maxilaz, for both of them together were going to 
pay the marriage debt (10) with trifles to Ltasotiwalis, ''who invited 
us,tribes,'/ said he, Then all the men were willing to/ pay quickly 
their debts to him. As soon as he had finished his speech all the 
men went out of the house/and sat down on the summer seat outside 
the house of/t!asotiwalis. Then they asked one another to pay their 
debts to €nemodgwis and A€maxtilaz (15) and to pay boats and canoes/ 
and dressers with looking-glasses and forehead masks and abalone 
shells and sewing machines/and phonographs and button blankets and 
silver bracelets/and gold bracelets and gold ear ornaments and 
shawls,/all this was asked by him to be paid by all the men. Some- 
times (20) it takes four days for the payment of these debts. Then 
all the/men finished paying what had been loaned to them./ 

When all the debts had been paid then €nemdgwis and/ A€mAxiilaz 
were ready to pay the marriage debt if the next day were fine, the 
day after/ the debts had been paid to them. As soon as daylight 
came in the morning the young men (25) of all the tribes carried out 
everything and they put together the/ dressers with looking-glasses, 
and when these were all out they carried out the/boxes and put them 
together,and with all the others they did the same way,/and they did 
this in the same manner with all that was used as a payment of the 
marriage debt to Atmaxiilat. As soon as/this was done the young men 


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€ma ha€yaz€a la q&saxa Kwakug-utaxs 1a6 kiiistelsa, Wa, 14 denx€i- 
déda mosgetmakwé lélqwdlaréesés gig: fldzefyala qéqauteenala qlem- 
qiemdema, Wa, g*axéda mosgeemakwé Kwakiigeut kitis€els laxa qwésaze 

lax neqemafyasa qautéx-a. Wa, laxaéda Kwakigsud denx®itsés g-ig-fl- 
dzefyala géqautéendla q!emqicmdemé lagéxe naqflaaxé denxelaé. 

Wa, g:fl€misé gwaz dédenxela laéda SnemOkwé lax nén&gadasa 
Enemgés6 Enékea: Hida. WH, la Snaxwa SnemAdzaqwéda €nékea hii i. 
Wa, la mOptendzaqwa h® gwék: feg-a€zé k-618sa gwetyfma. WH, 18 
Laxtwelsa yayaqéentémsas *nemogwisé toe A€mAxtilazé gate yaqieg:alxé 
gwégemaza laxés la qtapséx*€idéta mosgeemakwé lélqwilaratya. Wa, 
1a €néksas Qatatens qatatens yu. g*igeegdmés 1élqwdlaré& laxwa 
k* {éséx laxwa k-léséx qiiindla nézxfidamatsodsa wax:fem wilgemé g°i- 
gimafyaxwa €walas€x qautéx-a qaés k: léd616. EnéEnak- 1X6, enék-exs 
laé gwégemx’fid 14x kiwalaasasa mOsge®makwé Kwaklg-uta, WA, 14 
Enék*at Geaxemen, g°axdzéemen g°axfarelaxg:fn SnemoOgwisék*xg* fn 
Kemaxilazék: g*ax qautéx-dcé 18, g°igdimée tiagsotiwalis, G:axteme 
g:fn g*igdimék: qastodxwa teex-Llafyasés gagemp€wita ga ne gexte &wS- 
sOsek*, G°ax€men qautéx‘acela laxwa k:féséx atem ax6& qens gwayi- 
€l#lasaxwa A&xafyéx qaens g°*flg:alisaxg-fns hamatelék* lélqwdlatatya. 
WH, g°ax€mésen g&stewexgea tiex-Llég°asen gagempéda Légadtwiita nend~ 
16 g*Igdimatyé Waxewldtwita, Sg°celwat€wita lax qautéxsa, WA, hé€misé 
tlex-Llafyasen Ompé Atmawayds€wiita. WA, hé€mis la tlex-extefnésosq 
g-ada g*Igdmék’, yfixa &nemOgwisek*xg*ada Swalasek- gwe yfimaxg: fn 
€walas6k* gwefyima, &nék’é, 

Wi, la Laxeilsé Lalak-otsia yfx yaqéendétas Llasotiwalisé, Wi, 
1% yaqleg*aex gwesgemaza laxa mosgeemakw6 Kwaklg-uta., WA, 1& €nék-a: 
fya nos g*igregamée Adzétmacn résre gwatox waxdemasa g-ighmatys yixs 
Enék*aé qautéx:arex tflasotiwalisa yfxa ge’ igegdimatyaé Enemo gwisa Loe 
Kemaxtlaza, &néenak-itxg-fn latmék: witarex g*ag*ax€dsox Enék-éxs 


laé gwegemx:It laxa klitstedzasasa mosge &makwé 1éxqwadlacatya. Wa, 


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to come and sit down, Then (1) the young men went once to call the 
Kwag'ux tribes to sit down./ Then the four tribes sang the songs 

of their ancestors for the repayment of the marriage debt,/ Then the 
four Kwag*ur tribes sat down some distance/ in front of the place 
where the repayment of the marriage debt was going on, Then the 
Kwag*uz tribes sang the (5) songs of their ancestors for the repay- 
ment of the marriage debt, singing all at the same time,./ 

When they had finished singing one of the song leaders of the/ 
€nemgis said, "Hi G &:" and all said at the same time, “HG G!"/ Four 
times they shouted in this way like a whale. Then/arose the speaker 
of the *nemogwis and A€maxilat and spoke (10) turning his face to the 
four assembled tribes./ Then he said, “Now we are going to do this, 
Now we are going to do this, chiefs of the tribes, this/that te not, 
this that is not often shown, even by a high chief,/this great pay- 
ment of the marriage debt for his princess. I mean this,” he said/ 
and he turned his face to where were seated the four Kwag-ur tribes 
and (15) he said, "I came, I really came. He arrived, my &nemdgwis, 
and my/A€maxiilat., We came to pay the marraige debt to you, chief 
L'asotiwalis./ My chief here has come and walks the road made by 
his grandfather for him to follow./ I came to pay the marriage debt 
in this way, which is not new which/we were made to go by by our ane 
cestors, all the tribes.(20) Now I come, and we go the road made by 
my grandfather,the one who had the name,the extravagant/ohief, Waxc- 
wid, who was an expert at paying marriage debts. This is the/road 
made by my father, A&mawayds, and this is the road which/this chief, 
Enemogwis walks, and this great chief,/this great whale," said he./ 

(25) Then arose Lalak‘ots!a, the speaker of the house of c!aso- 
tiwalis/and he spoke turning his face to the four Kwag*ut tribes and 
said,/"Oh my chiefs,do I misunderstand the words of this ,chief,that 
he said he would pay the marriage debt to cfasotiwalis, these chiefs 
Enemogwis and/A€maxtilax? I mean this,I want to ask them if they came 


for this,” said he (30) and turned his face to the four tribes who 


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18 €nék-a hasela xawits!exsdata: Witarentor g*ige gimés 16lqwalacé€é, 
Sngwadzés qautéx*asd_ads qaen wiiteléxa €nék- $418 qautéx-at, Enéké, 

Wa, 18 naenaxmatya yaqiendézas fnemOgwis LO& Aemaxilaxé, Wa, 
1&# €néke-a Gaxgin g*igregdmék: yixgea Snemogwisk- togwa Kemax= 
filazke qautéx-axwa g*Igdmafyax Lidsotiwalisax, €nék-é. 

WE, h8x-€idatmisé Lalak-otsia hasela €lagqiila, €nék-a gwésge- 
mixa 14x g*Skwas Llasotiwalisé6, Wa, 1% €nékeat Gwatlas hé gwaé- 
x6 geigdimafyaa, Gélag-a doxewidexg*ada Swalasek* gwe&yfimxgeada 
g°igeegamék nemogwigek Logwa A€maxiilatk-. Sdem&el qautéx-asdr- 
tsek’, &nék'é. Wa, g°fl&misé gtilbé wazdemas laasa €nékea lax 
g°okwas clasotiwalisé: Waaahai, Wa, héx:€idatmisa Enaxwa Kwaku- 
geux Lréxedzodxés kiwadzewésefwe wak¥Y sadkwé, WA, g*axé g°eax€welsa 
gelpstayaxa tekiwiséxa vrégadds Qwaxsila, hé gwéx-s al#x3s gwetya 
qa&s hanze{tseewa. Héem geayur 1ax €ne€mémutasa Hadnatena. Wa, 
g°ax6 mak-{léda begwanemxa Légadis NOlis ddlaxa sdbayu. Wa, laem 
nftas qa&s sOpiédéxxés alasefwa, Wa, laem geayuk 14x ene &mSmutasa 
Kikwakftimasa Qidmoy&eyé, Wa, g°axé elxtatyé tJdsotiwalis qiwalenkwa. 
we, 1x dexuséEsataxs g*axaé g*axtatela lax kbiutsledzasasa mOsge ma 
kwé Kwakiigeuza, W&, lata héenaktla&mé Qwax-ila Lo& NOlis 1ax mexé- 
dzasasa xwaxwakitna. Wa, g°fl&misé lagsaa lax ha€nédzasasa xwa= 
k!tina laé €nék-S Lalak-ots!a:; Wai, héxamost!_eqalaaixs tséginsaéx 
laxwa €walasé hawanagafya, €nék-6é,. 

Wi, h8€mis la sdpiédaats NOlisaxa xwakitma, Wa, g*fl&misé 
gwax tsdkwa NOlisaxa €nemts!agé xwakiiina laé yaqtegratza, Wa, 1a 
Enékea, La€mé 1ax*steratya Swalasa hawanaqgafya, lélqwdlaré., Ha- 
yinselatmé g*ig-egimé®, &nék*éxs g-axaé qa€s g*axé g*axeqaxa kit- 
gataasasa Kwakiig-ur, Wa, 14 édzaqwa yaqlegeafxé Lalak-ots!a. Wa, 
1a Enékeas La&mé g- igeegamee lensa. (Héem Légades tsdgiinsa xa qau- 
téx*a.) Qa axyemew6s6 axafya k~ !6saaxs Akem Axafyaxens enaxwax 


gwayitldlasaxwa xiltatyé qaens wiwOmpewura qa gwayiéldlats,. wa, 


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who were seated there. Then he (1) spoke loud with an angry voice. 

"7 want to ask you, ehiefs of the tribes,/ to whom will the marriage 
debt be paid, for I hear the words 'paying the marriage debt," said 

he./ 


Then the speaker of the house of SnemOgwis and A€maxtilax 
answered/and said, "My chiefs here, €nemdgwis and A€maxtilaz, have 


come (5) to pay the marriage debt to chief clasotiwalis," he said, 


Immediately Lalak*ots!a called out loud turning his face/ to the 
house of tfasotiwalis and said, "Do not stay in the house,/ chief. 
Come and look at this great whale,/ the chiefs nemOgwis and Remax 
lax! They want to pay the marriage debt to you,"(10) said he. As 
soon as his words were finished, then they said in/the house of vla- 
sotiwalis, “Waaahai!" and immediately all the Kwagsuz tribes/ 
beat fast time on the thick boards where they were sitting. Then 
came out of the house/ with spanned bow one whose name is Qwax°eila, 
as though he was looking/ for something to be shot by him. He be-~ 
longed to the numaym Hadnatino. (15) And next came a man whose name 
was NOlis, carrying an axe and/he came with it to search for some- 
thing to chop. He belonged to the numaym/ Kukwak!im of the Q!émo- 
yityé. And last came t!asotiwalis dressed up./ They came jumping to 
the place where were seated the four/ Kwag-ut tribes and Qwax*ila and 
N6lis went right to the place where the (20) canoes were hauled up 
and when they came to the place where a canoe wis lying/ then Lalak-o- 
ts!a said, “Wai, strike whatever you like and break up these big 
canoes that are tied together," said he./ 

Then the canoe was chopped by NOlis and when/ N6Olis had broken 
one canoe he spoke and (25) said, "Now are broken the great canoes 
that are tied together,tribes !/ This chief has been sunk," said he 
as he came back among the/Kwag*ux who were sitting down. Then Lala- 
k*ots!a spoke again/and said, “Now the chief has been sunk.” (This 
has the name, breaking and sinking the payment of the marriage debt.)/ 


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yuemésens fem la ne get te Swe se CwOx tlexeTlafyéx qaens, &nsenak-it, 
wigeizla g-Ig-egimé® nemogwis Lo&s A€maxtiilat laxs walastex wai- - 
demtOsaxg*fn g*ig&mék> laxga Lsasotiwalisek*, &nék-s, 

Wa, héx:€idatmisé xwanareidéda hadtyaxea qats 16 Laxtimg*aclas 
1ax €mddzasasa qleng*axtAla qa€s g°axd tsias laxa hoselgis. WH, 1a 
Enékeat Laem Snex€tinésés genemds, yidux'plenyag?i qteng:axtala, 
Laem l&x¥semk:Jenésés genemOs, sek-tax*sOk¥ lax4sema, Laem Kiskw&- 
Elasés genemos, ma€xtsemg*ust&k!wéma kuiskw&&la, Laem kwékwAflég-a 
ke sOkilasés genemOs, ma&itsemg-ust& kwékw&€lég'a, Laem dasdalaasés 
genemos, sek iagAlokiwéma ddsdalaa, Laem da&lég-a k*tokitlasés ge- 
nemOs, sek sAsgemgeust& da&légra ke {Okiila, Laem 6selasés genemos, 
sek {asgemg:ust&k:wéma Ex-tsiema. Laem SElk* Sexawés6s genemos SE~ 
k* {ax-sdgtixsa selke lalaxwiwatya, Laem denxtsiewax¥sés genemds 
ne qasgem denxtsiewakwa, Laem mesinsés genemos, mamOsgemg-ustalasa 
sek jasgem mesina, Laem g*fldatsés genemos, ache taxeace ee g°fle 
g:fldasa., Laem hanxasiwadlasés genemos, mosgemg*ust& hanxasiwala, 
Laem yfxwiwésés genemos, sek asgemgala yixwiwatya,. Laem yf{xtixs- 
dég-és6s genemOs, sek- Jaxsag&la yfixiixsdég-afya, Laem kiwaxsaflatsie- 
sés genemos, seketatsiqq&la xwaxwakiiina, Laem kiwaxsa€lats.esés ge- 
memos, sek*tatseageg-eya sésak-flisa, W&, la&mé Elxtatya k* J6sfowa- 
tsbe g-fldasa, 

Wi, la&mé ré€lalase€we tlasotiwalisé qa 16s xamax-€id Ax€édeq. 
Wa, la€misé qas€idé rlasotiwalisé Ax€édxa k°léstowatsle g-fldas gats 
16 laétas laxés g°Okwé, Wa, 1& hdngealizyas laxa Ogwitwalizasés g°5~- 
kwaxs g’axaé xwélaqewelsa, Wa, la&mé denx&édéda mosgetmakwé Kwaki- 
g°uxtsa molx**{idek-!ala qlemdema, Wa, g°fl&misé q!iilbaxs laé xa- 
ciex*€{d yaqleg:af&ré Lalak:ots!a moélasa qauténayo. Wa, 16 nézaxa 
enaxwa g ig-egadmésa lélqwilaratyaxs latmé Syaqomatesa enaxwa yaa 


ke tel€wasax gaalata, nék-é, Wa, laem gwaz 1axéq. 


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down by our forefathers to go by. Now (1) we are just following the 
road made for us. I mean this,/ go ahead, chiefs, nemogwis and 
Kemaxiilaz, according to your great speech/addressed to my chief here, 
tlasotiwalis,” said he./ 

At once the young men made themselves ready and stood at the 
sides of the (5) pile of button blankets and they came and gave them 
to the counter and/ said, "This is the blankets of your wife, three 
hundred button blankets./ These are the shawls of your wife, fifty 
shawls, These are the gold ear ornaments/of your wife, twenty pairs 
of gold ear ornaments, These are the gold/ bracelets of your wife, 
twenty gold bracelets, These are the silver ear ornaments of your 
(10) wife, twenty-five silver ear ornaments. These are the silver 
bracelets of your wife/ twenty-five silver bracelets, These are the 
abalone shells of your wife,/ fifty pairs of abalone shells, These 
are ths silk kerchiefs of your wife,/ fifty pairs of silk kerchiefs. 
These are the phonographs of your wife/ ten phonographa, These are 
the sewing machines of your wife thirty-five (15) sewing machines, 
These are the boxes of your wife, two hundred and fifty/ boxes. These 
are the dressers of your wife, forty dressers./ These are the dancing 
masks of your wife, fifty dancing masks. These are the dancing/ aprons 
of your wife, two hundred and fifty dancing aprons. These are the 
canoe seats/ of your wife, twenty five canoes./ These are the boat 
seats of your wife (20) fifteen boats, And now last the crest/box,'/ 

Now 1. $dsotiwalis was called to go himself and take it/ and Lla- 
sotiwalis went and took the crest box, and/ he went into his house 
and put it down in the rear of his house. (25) Then he came out again, 
Now the four Kwag*ut tribes sang/ thanksgiving songs, and when they 
were at an end/ Lalak*ots!a spoke a few words thanking for the payment 
of the marriage debt and he told/ all the chiefs of the tribes that 


he was going to distribute all of the/ trifles in the morning. Then 


this was finished./ 


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Wi, la€mé €mefwerelaty& naxwa qa&s gwéx+sdemxa gwefyo yaks tel- 
Ewas 14x g*Okwas Ltasotiwalis. W&, la&mé €naxwaem la qiapqtapsaéza 
€naz€nemx:fidata laxés gwégwax*sdem lax aéwistalizasa g-Okwé, Wa, 
g°il€misé €nax-fidxa gadlaixs laé .asotiwalis véelala ewielaxa enaz— 
Enemokwe qglaqlastésa neqasge&makwé lélqwilara®ya, Wa, la&mé klis&a- 
liza neqSkwé bébegwhnem qlaqlastowa, WA, 18% haélamaxsta hdmx- ida. 
Wa, g°fl€misé gwaz ha®mapaxs laé Lfasotiwalisé .r6€lalaxa fnaxwa Kwa- 
kigeuX qa g*axé6s SyHqumasa Sydke fel€wasé laxa €naxwa lélqwdlarafya. 
Wa, la&mé hé g°-fl &y&qumasSséda Mamaléleqdla. WH, la&mé qlaqlastosa 
Mamal€leq&la Légég-éx Létegemasa Mamaléleq&la laxés kiwékiwatyé., Wi, 
lanaxwéda ha&yarfa axeédxa Cyaqiw6maté gqa€s 16 Ax€alizyas. Wa, 18 
denwizé €yaq!iwémasa kwékwekwé, Wa, 14 makfléda ne €mémutasa Tem*temr~ 
tels. WA, 18 mak-fléda &ne&mémutasa Wiwomasgem. WA, 1léda ©ne&mé- 
mutasa €walas, wa la elxtatyé &ne&mémutasa Mamaléleq!am, hé gwéena- 
kU1l6 fyiqimaé. Wa, hSemxaawisé gwaézré Cy#qimatyé qaéda Snemgésé 
Leewa Lawits:ésé tefwa Madixbatyé, WA, 1& &naxenemptena ma€%pien = 
xwasé €nalis Cy&qtimasa Sydk*teltwasé gaxs hé&maé cégemsé. Wi, g°fl- 
Emisé gwatxa la dzaqwaxs laé wf{fla hOqiiwelsa bébegwanemé 1axa g°o- 
kwas Ltfdasotiwalis qa&s 16 €wf€la ni€naku 1lax6e g°ig-Sdkwé, 

Wi, g°fl€misé €naxfidxa gadlaxs laé Liasotiwalisé yalaqasa h&- 
Eyaxfa qa lés g&saxa Gwétela teewa Swalas Kwa ge ur ‘Le€wa Qfomk: fi- 
tiesé qa g°axés lax g°-Skwas,. WH, 18 h€x*€idaem €wlfla g*axa yiidux- 
Esefmakwé Kwakigsuta, Wa, g°fl€misé g°-sx CwlElaétexs laé héx-fidaem 
héyaselax-fida, Wi, g°fl€misé gwatp laB €wiela qiwalax-fida, Wa, 
léda wadkwé giims®ida, Wa, g-fl&misé gwata laé yalagema ma&1lokwé 
qtiilsqiil€yak¥ bébegwanem qa 16s qiwag*acls lax ttdsanftyasa fyag-f- 
telaxddaatsie g-Skwa. Wa, lax:da€xwé néqiwels laxa g-Skwé qa€s q!iwa- 
g°aclsé, WH, 1éda nemok¥ ©nék-a hasela: Laems x°Itslax-flatorai 
Mamaléleqdlai laxg°ada fyag*etelax6tg°ai laxgea tarelit!fag-ai xundkwas 
Lsasotiwalisai. Wa, héx-s&emisé gwék: tala laxtOdalaxa neqasge &makwé 


lélqwalatatya, Wa, 1& &néx:naxwéda fnemokwé qtil€yak4¥asg Halaxstesai, 


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(1) Now they took all the different kinds of trifles referred 
to into the house of .!asotiwalis and they gathered up/each kind by 
itself all around the house./ As soon as day came in the morning 
L!asotiwalis called all the (5) tally keepers of the ten tribes 
and the/ ten tally keepers sat down. They ate breakfast quickly 
and after/ they had eaten tlasotiwalis called all the Kwag-ut tribes/ 
to come and distribute the trifles among all the tribes./ They were 
first given to the Mamaléleqéla, Then the tally keeper of the (10) 
MamajleTeqdla gave out the names of the Mamaleléq&la according to 
their seats,/ and the young men went and took what was given to 
each and put it down, and now/ what was given to the eagles was 
standing in a row, Next the numaym Tem&temtels/ and next the numa- 
ym Wiwomasgem and then the numaym/ €walas and last the numaym of 
the Mamaléleq!4m, In this way they (15) distributed them and that 
is also the way in which they were distributed among the €nemgis,/ 
Lawits!és, and Madixbé®, Sometimes it takes two/days to distribute 
the trifles, for that is the way they are called. When/they finish 
in the evening then all the men went out of the house/ of t!agotiwa- 
lis and they went home to their houses./ 

(20) When day came in the morning i !asotiwalis sent the young 
men/ to go to invite the Gwétela and €walas Kwag-ut and Q!émk: ti- 
ties/ to come into his house, and immediately the three/ Kwag* ut 
tribes came in and when they were all inside/ they ate before start 
ing their work, After they had done so they all dressed and (25) 
others painted themselves with ochre and when this was done two/ 
old men then were sent to stand in front of the house in which the 
trifles were being given away./ They went out of the house and stood 
outside./ Then one of them Said aloud, “Now you will witness,/Mama- 
léleq&la, this giving away of trifles for Lacélir!a, the child of 
(30) tldsotiwalis," and he continued saying this going through the 


ten/ tribes, and then the other old man said, "Come quickly," (1) 


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Enék°6, WH, g°fl&misé &wflxtodxa neqasge&makwé lélqwalaratya g:ax- 
dafxwas hogwita laxa g*dkw6 qdi€s néxéxa Cnaxwa g-ig-egdméxs le&maé 
Ewl€la €laqilaxa lélqwalaratyé, Wa, héx-Cidatmisé nenfigadé denx®i- 
tsa g*fldzefydla qlemqiemdemsa g*ala €ne&mémutsa Yaéx*agematyasa 
QlomoyatyS. WA, geixems ewLEla hogwiteléda naxwa lélqwadlaratya. 
WH, g°fl€misé geax *wilaéra laasé Laxewalizé6 Lalak*otsia qats yaq 
qsegeaczé, Wa, 18 Enékeas Gélagea lélqwdlaté, gélagea héx&aliz 
laxwa g*Okwaxsg*fn g* igdmék- laxgea Llasotiwalisek*. La&md héxi- 
€ldlakwa qa&s g*Iig*egamés hamaztel 1lélqwadlarée, &nék-éxs laé wixaxa 
nena gadé qa gagasodés denx€{da, 

Wa, la€méda nfgadé denx€itsa g*fldzefyala qlemdemsa g*ala 
fyag:frelaxdtsa Sne&mémotasa Yaéx-agematyé. Wa, g-axemé wiq.nds 
cidsotiwalisé yfx tatelitia yfixwa, WH, g°fl&misé gwaza laas Syax- 
Ewidayowa Sya&k-tetwas laxa €naxwa lélqwdlaratya, Wa, g-fl€misé ewi- 
Ela Cyaxewidayoxs laé Cwifla hoOqiwelsa bébegwanem laxa g°Skwas tlaq 
sotiwalisé6, Wa, laem gwax laxéq. Wa, héem régades léx6la Syag-f- 
Lelaxodé. Wa, la&mé CwlEla n&€nikwa lélqwilacatyé 14xés g-ayfmolasé. 

Wi, laxenté moxfiinxé tsleewinxas 1laé c!asotiwalisé €néx- gats 
qautéx*éxés q.tlésé Cwalasxa g*ayoré lax ©nemémotasa Hadnaréend. 

Wa, la€més qautéx’aq yfsa héemaxat! wax6 qautéx*fidayas Enemoewisag 
Loe Aemaxularé. 

Wi, la€mé riasotiwalisé végades Swilozfalis g-igamé& lax qiwa- 

qewaxizasa g:6xsé€stala g-igdmatya, Wa, héemis nem crégemsé tslen- 


degeem w{€loxEalis g*igdmafya, Wa, laem laba 1ax6éq. 


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said he, As soon as they had called the ten tribes, they came/ into 
the house and they told all the chiefs/ that they had called all the 
tribes and immediately the song leaders sang the/ ancestral songs 

of the first numaym Yaéx-agemé& of the (5) QtémoyaeyS, and all the 
tribes came in./ As soon as they had all come in Lalak‘otsi!a arose 
and spoke/ and said, “Now come, tribes, come tribes, come and take 

a good seat/ in this house of my chief tlasotiwalis here, Now/ it 

is well prepared for you, chiefs of all the different tribes," said 
he, and he told the (10) song leaders to go ahead and sing the grand- 
fathers' song./ 

Then the song leaders sang the ancestral song of the first/ 
giving away of trifles of the numaym Yaéx-agemée, Then came the 
sister of/ Lsdsotiwalis,racelivia, and danced, and after she had 
finished they gave away the/ trifles to all the tribes and when all 
(15) had been gjven away, the men went out of the house of t!asotiwa- 
lis./ Now it was finished after this, and this is called the"big 
(round) giving away of trifles.Y Then all the tribes went home to 
the places to which they belong./ 

I think it was four years that tlasotiwalis wished to/ pay the 
marriage debt to his brother-in-law walas, who belonged to the nu- 
maym Hafinateno. (20) Then he paid his marriage debt to him with the 
same amount that was paid by €nemOgwis/ and A€maxilaz./ 

Now .fasotiwalis had the name "chief who obtained everything" 
after/ he had grown up to be a chief in every way. There is another 
name, “feared,"/for the chief who has obtained everything. Now this 
is the end, 








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